# Accident 20240625009189A: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B, Nephi, UT, June 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2024, 17:18 local time
- Place: Nephi, UT
- Airport: Nephi Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0000° N, 111.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0000&lon=-111.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B (registry code 3801904, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS-2B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 269 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240625009189A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 25, 2024 AT ~1255 MDT, THE PIC DEPARTED U14 AS PART OF AN ORGANIZED GLIDER EVENT SCHEDULED IN NEPHI UT.  THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE PIC BEGAN APPROACH BACK TO U14 UTILIZING RUNWAY 35.  ASOS WAS REPORTING ~10 KTS WIND FROM THE NORTH.  THE PIC SLOWED TO 60 KTS ON FINAL (6 KTS ABOVE UNBALLASTED RECOMMENDED APPROACH SPEED).  AT ~50 FEET AGL, THE PIC EXPERIENCED A WIND SHEAR CAUSING THEM TO MANIPULATE THE CONTROLS TO A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND ATTEMPTED TO FLARE.  BEFORE THE PIC COULD COMPLETE THE FLARE AND ROLL THE NOSE UP, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE STRIKING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE MAIN GEAR.  AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, THE PIC REALIZED THAT THEY NEGLECTED TO DUMP THE 30 GALLON WATER BALLAST.  THIS INCREASED WEIGHT ALSO INCREASED THE RECOMMENDED APPROACH SPEED FROM 54 KTS TO 73 KTS.  THE APPROACH WAS TOO SLOW TO ACCOMPLISH THE FLARE THAT WOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE WIND SHEAR.

## 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 WPR24LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA249), Jun 25, 2024: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B (N41RE), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a wind encounter, which resulted in a hard 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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