SERS · Shempp-Hirth Discuss B · 2006-08-05 · Tipton, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI06CA219
Event ID
20060929X01426
Type
Accident
Date
2006-08-05
Location
Tipton, IN, USA
Coordinates
40.342777, -86.073608
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Shempp-Hirth
Model
Discuss B
Registration
N888TK
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The glider pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue searching for thermal lift, instead of landing when the glider was in range of a suitable landing area. Contributing factors to the accident was the lack of thermal lift which resulted in a hard landing in the cornfield.