# Accident 20180530006359A: Schleicher SCHLER-ASW20C, Nephi, UT, May 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2018, 13:56 local time
- Place: Nephi, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7117° N, 111.8917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7117&lon=-111.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428US-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20C (registry code 3801502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER SCHLER-ASW20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,800 total, 60 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180530006359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED DOWNDRAFTS TRYING TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD. ON FINAL THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE IRRIGATION PIPES IN THE WAY WHICH LED TO A SLIGHT LEFT TURN IN FLARE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE SAILPLANE STRUCK DIRT WITH THE LEFT WING AND SPUN AROUND, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA18CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA314), May 30, 2018: Schleicher ASW (N428US), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in a hard off-airport landing.

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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