# Accident 20110701019869A: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS, Stonewall, TX, July 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2011, 11:48 local time
- Place: Stonewall, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1794° N, 98.5908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1794&lon=-98.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N533BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N533BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS (registry code 3801901, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-duo-discus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU DUO DISCUS
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA440) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701019869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA.  PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT.  PILOT INITIATED AN OFF AIRFIELD LANDING.  LANDING SITE CHOSEN WAS THE TOP OF AN EARTHEN DAM.  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT RAN DOWN THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE DAM AND ARRESTED IN A BARBED WIRE FENCE.  THE FENCE WIRE PENETRATED THE CANOPY.  PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURY FROM THE WIRE.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM FENCE POSTS AND FENCE WIRE.

## 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 CEN11CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA440), Jul 1, 2011: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO Discus (N533BG), Stonewall, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during an off-field landing in gusting wind.

## Other reports on N533BG (1)

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

- [Incident 20140824016289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140824016289I), Aug 24, 2014: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS (N533BG), Carson City, NV, Minor damage. During a flight from air sailing glider port, Nevada to bridgeport California and return, the pilot stated he lost lift in the vicinity of Carson City Nevada…

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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