# Accident 20150502009929A: Schmidt Donald L GS1 GLASTAR, Moriarty, NM, May 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Airport: Moriarty Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9781° N, 106.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9781&lon=-106.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N993S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N993S-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schmidt Donald L GS1 GLASTAR (registry code 05624BI, https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-donald-l-gs1-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D1F (registry code 42149, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHMIDT DONALD L GS1 GLASTAR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150502009929A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 2, 2015, AT 1500 MDT AN AMATEUR BUILT GLASTAR GS-1 N993S IMPACTED THE GROUND ON CLIMB OUT 6 MILES EAST OF MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO, ON MAY 2, 2015 AT ABOUT 1500 MDT.

## 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 CEN15CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA218), May 2, 2015: Schmidt Donald L GS1 Glastar (N993S), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent encounter with a microburst while maneuvering near mountainous terrain, which resulted in a off airport landing and impact with terrain.

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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