# Accident 20010623017219A: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5, Montague, CA, June 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2001, 17:20 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Airport: Siskiyou County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7814° N, 122.4681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7814&lon=-122.4681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4427M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4427M-2001-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5 (registry code 3801960, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3-24-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010623017219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH SOME HIGH WINDS. WINDS AT AIRPORT WERE GUSTING AT 26 KTS.  AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AGL, A WIND GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE LEFT WING FROM CATCHING THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND SLID UPSIDE DOWN.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 LAX01LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA220), Jun 24, 2001: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 (N4427M), Montague, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.

## Other reports on N4427M (1)

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

- [Accident 19970616014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014279A), Jun 16, 1997: Sphrth NIMBUS3 (N4427M), Macdoel, CA, Substantial damage. Insufficent thermal lift. Elected dirt field landing. Wing clipped powerlines.

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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