# Accident 20161105023239A: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS, Port Matilda, PA, November 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Port Matilda, PA
- Airport: Eagle Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8253° N, 77.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8253&lon=-77.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N484KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N484KS) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 607 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161105023239A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, AS THE GLIDER WAS ALMOST STOPPED, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAD UNKNOWINGLY MOVED ONTO THE RUNWAY INTO IT'S PATH. THE PHOTOGRAPHER WAS FILMING THE LANDING USING A LENS THAT EXAGGERATES DISTANCE AND UNKNOWINGLY POSITIONED HIMSELF ONTO THE RUNWAY. AS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK THE PHOTOGRAPHER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE ANYONE HAD STEPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA17CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA063), Nov 5, 2016: Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO Discus (N484KS), Port Matilda, PA, no damage. Probable cause: The bystander's decision to walk onto the runway, which resulted in him being struck by the glider's left wing.

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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