Burkhart-Grob G109 N3875R

Summary

On 12 February 2007 at about 21:30 local time, a Burkhart-Grob G109 registered N3875R was involved in an accident near Monticello, Georgia, 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.

Date

12 February 2007 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Monticello, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Monticello Sky Ranch Airport (GA06)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Burkhart-Grob G109

Registration

N3875R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monticello → Monticello

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL07CA043

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control, an in-flight collision with a hangar, and subsequent in-flight collision with the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the motor glider airplane stated that he bounced twice during the landing attempt, and he elected to apply power and abort the landing. During the aborted landing, he said he lost directional control, and the right wingtip struck the corner of a hangar. The airplane then struck the runway, collapsing the landing gear. There were no preaccident mechanical anomalies reported by the pilot, or discovered during the postaccident inspection.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.