# Accident 19990619007429A: Sphrth CIRRUS, Hartford, WI, June 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hartford, WI
- Airport: Hartford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3197° N, 88.3805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3197&lon=-88.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8145, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS (registry code 38019VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619007429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDING THE ACFT WITH THE DROUGUE CHUTE, THE ACFT CHUTE DID NOT RELEASE FROM THE ACFT, THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF RWY 18, SKIDDED ACROSS A ROAD, AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JUNE 19, 1999, AT 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHEMPP-HIRTH CIRRUS (GLIDER), N8145, EXPERIENCED AN UNDERSHOOT TO RUNWAY 18, NEAR HARTFORD, WISCONSIN.  THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1400.  THE PILOT SAID HE WAS PRACTICING THE DEPLOYMENT OF A DROGUE CHUTE ON THE APPROCAH.  HE SAID THAT THE CHUTE DID NOT RELEASE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE INTENDED POINT OF LANDING.                             (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI99LA189

## 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 CHI99LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA189), Jun 19, 1999: Schempp-Hirth Cirrus (N8145), Hartford, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the reason for the occurrence was undetermined. Factors were the pilot's deploying of the drogue chute, the drogue chute malfunctioning, a dirt embankment, and encountering unsuitable terrain during…

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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