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Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR N20HS

17 April 1985 · Hemet, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 April 1985 at about 23:30 local time, a Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR registered N20HS, operated by Sailplane Enterprises, was involved in an accident near Hemet, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Hemet, California, United States
Nearest airport
Hemet-Ryan (HMT)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR
Registration
N20HS
Category
Glider
Operator
Sailplane Enterprises
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX85LA209

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE GLIDER NEAR THE RWY THRESHOLD IN ORDER TO BE READY FOR AN IMMEDIATE RELAUNCH. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF VEGETATION, LOCATED ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RWY, BUT SAID THAT HE MISJUDGED ITS HEIGHT. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE VEGETATION DURING THE LANDING FLARE CAUSING THE GLIDER TO VEER TO THE RIGHT WHILE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE GLIDER CAME TO REST ABOUT 10 FT BEYOND THE THRESHOLD AT A 60 DEG ANGLE TO THE RWY CENTERLINE & WITH THE TAIL CONE SEPARATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Burkhart Grob G103 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
7 May 1985 Burkhart Grob G103
N916G
Williamson, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
8 Jun 1986 Burkhart Grob G103
N2135R
Benton, Tennessee, United States Mike Reisman Minor injuries -
4 Oct 1986 Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN II
N914G
Calistoga, California, United States Flint A. Nelson Serious injuries -
31 Jan 1987 Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR
N429BG
Williamson, Georgia, United States Atlanta Soaring Club No injuries -
2 Jun 1990 Burkhart Grob G103
N3836H
Barre, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
New Eng.soaring Assoc., Inc. Minor injuries -
26 Sep 1991 Burkhart Grob G103
N4113G
Fremont, California, United States Sky Soaring No injuries -

All 25 records for this type

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