# Accident 20060429006679A: Schemp DISCUSB, Minden, NV, April 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0547° N, 119.6478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0547&lon=-119.6478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13SG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B (registry code 38019VN, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP DISCUSB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060429006679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT 1/2 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT WHEN OVER THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF MINDEN, NV (MEV), HE RAN OUT OF UPLIFT CONDITIONS. THE SAIL PLANE STARTED TO SETTLE TOWARDS THE TERRAIN. HE TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE RIDGELINE HOPING TO ENCOUNTER RISING AIR; INSTEAD THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE TOWARDS THE TREES. THE PILOT THE SELECTED A FAIRLY BARE SPOT ON THE SIDE OF THE RIDGE TO LAND. APPROACHING THE AREA, HE TURNED TO AVOID A LARGE BUSHY TREE, BUT THE WING CAUGHT IT AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE IMPACT BROKE BOTH OF THE PILOT'S ANKLES. UNABLE TO EXIT THE WRECKAGE, THE PILOT SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME TRYING TO LOCATE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WITH HIS CELL PHONE. IT TOOK 2 1/2 HOURS FOR THE EMERGENCY TEAM TO LOCATE THE CRASH SITE AND MEDIVAC THE PILOT TO THE RENO HOSPITAL.

## 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 LAX06LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA151), Apr 29, 2006: Schempp-Hirth Discus B (N13SG), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the loss of thermal lift.

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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