# Incident 20120622013839I: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B, Alexandria, IN, June 22, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2012, 14:41 local time
- Place: Alexandria, IN
- Airport: Alexandria
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2325° N, 85.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDRIA (I99), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2325&lon=-85.6375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888TK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888TK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B (registry code 38019VN, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS B
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 39 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120622013839I

## Narrative

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

AIRMEN 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 EXPERIENCED SOME TURBULENCE AND THEN HE EXPERIENCED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A STRONG DOWNDRAFT.  THE COCKPIT WARNING INDICATED SINKING AIR.  HE MAINTAINED WINGS LEVEL.  THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A CORNFIELD ON A WEST HEADING AND CAME TO REST FACING TO THE NORTHEAST.  THE PILOT HAD NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N888TK (1)

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

- [Accident 20060805027859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805027859A), Aug 5, 2006: Schemp DISCUSB (N888TK), Tipton, IN, Minor damage. (-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…

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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