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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Schemp DISCUS B · Tipton, IN · August 5, 2006

Date: August 5, 2006 · 15:45 local
Place: Tipton, IN
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N888TK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA219
Reported as: Schemp Discusb
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 980 total116 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N888TKRegistered now · Schempp-Hirth DISCUS BS/N 134 · Built 1986 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth DISCUS B Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On August 5, 2006, at approximately 1545 local time, a schempp-discus-b glider, N888TK, operated by the pilot privacy data omitted, made an off airport landing in a cornfield near Tipton, IN. The pilot was seriously injured. Aircraft damage was minor. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The pilot departed his base at alexandria, IN and was soaring towards a westerly direction when the glider lost lift and began to descend. The pilot encountered "sink" while trying to make it to a suitable field and was forced to put down in a cornfield landing hard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 5, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 LOCAL TIME, A SCHEMPP-DISCUS-B GLIDER, N888TK, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^, MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A CORNFIELD NEAR TIPTON, IN. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT DEPARTED HIS BASE AT ALEXANDRIA, IN AND WAS SOARING TOWARDS A WESTERLY DIRECTION WHEN THE GLIDER LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO DESCEND. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED "SINK" WHILE TRYING TO MAKE IT TO A SUITABLE FIELD AND WAS FORCED TO PUT DOWN IN A CORNFIELD LANDING HARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06CA219Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportTipton, INThe glider pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue searching for thermal lift, instead of landing when the glider was in range of a suitable landing area. Contributing factors to the accident was the lack of thermal lift which resulted in a hard…Aug 5, 2006 · Minor damage

Other reports on N888TK · 1

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

Incident 20120622013839ILanding: Approach · Alexandria, INAirmen returned to the airport because the thermal activity was decreasing. During the arrival, he applied partial spoiler to adjust his approach for landing. When the aircraft was 300-400 AGL and approximately 1500 feet from the runway, he stated that he…Jun 22, 2012 · No damage