# Incident 20140824016289I: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS, Carson City, NV, August 24, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2014, 18:30 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140824016289I

## Narrative

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

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 AND DECIDED TO LAND AT CXP. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT AND HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE RIGHT WING , PENETRATING THE SKIN.

## Other reports on N533BG (1)

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

- [Accident 20110701019869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701019869A), Jul 1, 2011: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS (N533BG), Stonewall, TX, Substantial damage. 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…

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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