Burkhart Grob G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB N851BG
29 April 2007 · Minden, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 April 2007 at about 22:40 local time, a Burkhart Grob G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB registered N851BG, operated by Soar Minden, Inc., was involved in an accident near Minden, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 22:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minden, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minden-Tahoe (MEV)
- Coordinates
- 39.0003, -119.7511
- Aircraft
- Burkhart Grob G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB
- Registration
- N851BG
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Soar Minden, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Minden → Minden
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07CA149
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude that resulted in an undershoot of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider landed 300 yards short of the airport and collided with low vegetation causing substantial damage. When the glider was on downwind, the pilot observed a glider on the runway preparing to depart. He decided to extend his downwind in order to avoid a collision and land instead on an adjacent taxiway. On final approach he realized he would not be able to reach the taxiway. The pilot stated that he had either extended the downwind leg too far, or had encountered sink. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Burkhart Grob G102 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2007 | Burkhart Grob G102 STD ASTIR III | Wickenburg, Arizona, United States | Christopher Aniol | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2003 | Burkhart Grob G102 STANDARD III | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Burkhart Grob G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB | Highland, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2001 | Burkhart Grob G102 STD ASTIR III | Faribault, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2001 | Burkhart Grob G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB | Banning, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1998 | Burkhart Grob G102 | Douglas, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 Nov 2007 | Beechcraft A36 | Jean, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Cirrus SR22 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2007 | Socata TB20 | Beatty, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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