# NTSB CHI76DEM57: Schemp SH1, N12052, Lansing, MI, September 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Lansing, MI · LANSING, MI
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEM57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3345   76/9/5    LANSING,MI          SCHEMP SH1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 174
        TIME - 1430                    N12052              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IONIA,MI                    ADRIAN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.WHEEL DUG INTO SOFT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12052](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12052), registered now, S/N SH76, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP SH1
- Registry model: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-sh) (registry code 3801939) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760905029779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905029779A), Sep 5, 1976: Sphrth SHSTDAUST, Lansing, MI, Substantial damage. Wheel eqpd. Wheel dug into soft gnd.

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.

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