# Accident 19990428019779A: Sphrth NIMBUSMINIC, Groveland, FL, April 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1999
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Airport: Private Glider Port
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5599° N, 81.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5599&lon=-81.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100GG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH NIMBUSMINIC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990428019779A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 28, 1999, AT 1357 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MINI-NIMBUS "C" GLIDER, N100GG, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE ONE-QUARTER MILE NORTH OF THE SEMINOLE LAKE GLIDER PORT, IN CLERMONT, FLORIDA. THE GLIDER WAS OPERATED BY SEMINOLE FLYING AND SOARING INC, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SEMINOLE LAKE GLIDER PORT, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR ON-SCENE, THE PILOT TRAVELED TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A COW PASTURE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH A BARBED-WIRE FENCE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE WINGS AND SHATTERING THE COCKPIT CANOPY. (-23)ON 28 APRIL 1999 AT 1357 DST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                         WAS PILOT IN COMMAND FLYING A MINI NIMBUS GLIDER N100GG.  THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING THE FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF THE SEMINOLE-LAKE GLIDERPORT NEAR CLERMONT, FLORIDA.  ON HIS APPROACH TO LAND, THE PILOT                                                      HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH THE GLIDERPORT. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A COW PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILES NORTH OF GLIDERPORT.   THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH MINOR INJURY TO THE PILOT.

## 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 ATL99LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA076), Apr 28, 1999: Schempp-Hirth MINI-NIMBUS (N100GG), Groveland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to locate a thermal and the in-flight encounter with a down draft.

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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