# Accident 20100820046839A: Schempp-Hir VENTUS-2B, Madisonville, TX, August 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Place: Madisonville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9078° N, 95.9511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9078&lon=-95.9511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710RJ-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B (registry code 3802053, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIR VENTUS-2B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA495) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100820046839A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING ABOUT 1.9 MILES FROM THE MADISONVILLE AIRPORT WHEN HE HAD TO LAND OFF FIELD, DUE TO THE LOSS OF THERMAL ACTIVITY.  THE PILOT SELECTED A FIELD IN THE AREA AND LANDED WITH A 15 TO 18 KNOT 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE GLIDER, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP AND IMPACT WITH A TREE.

## 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 CEN10CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA495), Aug 20, 2010: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B (N710RJ), Madisonville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider while landing in a crosswind.

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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