# Accident 20180703017089A: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS, Pomfret, VT, July 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2018, 16:33 local time
- Place: Pomfret, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0469° N, 72.7117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0469&lon=-72.7117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1122Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS CS
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180703017089A

## Narrative

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

OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF LIFT. ON LANDING ROLL OUT GLIDER STRUCK DRAINANGE  DITCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD AND GROUND LOOPED.  TAIL STRUCK SIDE OF DITCH  SNAPPING TAIL BOOM ABOUT 3 FEET FORWARD OF VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 GAA18CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA392), Jul 3, 2018: Schempp Hirth Discus CS (N1122Q), Pomfret, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in a collision with a ditch during the landing roll.

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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