# Accident 19950810040359A: Sphrth CIRRUS, Peoria, AZ, August 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6491° N, 112.2392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6491&lon=-112.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462E-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 62 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810040359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF THERMALS. TRIED LAND AT SMALL DIRT STRIP. LANDED DOWNWIND UP SLOPE. TOO HIGH WING HIT GROUND ON S TURN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA285), Aug 10, 1995: Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS-B (N462E), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight decision to attempt a tail wind landing to a short runway.

## Other reports on N462E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950806023719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806023719A), Aug 6, 1995: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD (N462E), Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of thermals. Made off airport landing.
- [Accident 19730414010259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414010259A), Apr 14, 1973: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD (N462E), San Manuel, AZ, Substantial damage. Lnd about 100 ft short,downdraft. L wg dug into grnd. Group wea brief.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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