Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR N4464P
3 June 2006 · Llano, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 2006 at about 19:13 local time, a Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR registered N4464P, operated by Great Western Soaring School, Inc., was involved in an accident near Llano, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Llano, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crystal Airport (46CN)
- Coordinates
- 34.4853, -117.8328
- Aircraft
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR
- Registration
- N4464P
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Great Western Soaring School, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Llano → Llano
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06CA189
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's failure to recover from a porpoise/pilot induced oscillation, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider landed hard on the runway and the empennage fractured from the remainder of the structure. On final approach, the glider entered a pilot induced oscillation. The glider then landed hard on the runway. The student pilot said that the glider did not have any mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2006 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2007 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 | Franconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2015 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR | Wellington, Ohio, United States | FUN Country Soaring Inc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2016 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR | Marana, Arizona, United States | Tucson Soaring Club Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR | Huntsville, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2024 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR | Minden, Nevada, United States | Silverado Soaring Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2006 | Beechcraft A36 | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2006 | Learjet 55 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Clay Lacy Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2006 | Beechcraft D95A | Gilroy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Oct 2006 | Boeing 737-790 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2006 | Williams BOWERS FLY BABY-1A | Oakdale, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2006 | Cessna 152 | Prunedale, California, United States | United Flight Services | Minor injuries | - |