Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR N3872G

Summary

On 17 September 2015 at about 21:00 local time, a Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR registered N3872G, operated by FUN Country Soaring Inc, was involved in an accident near Wellington, Ohio, 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

17 September 2015 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wellington, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Reader-Botsford (67D)

Coordinates

41.1661, -82.1972

Aircraft

Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR

Registration

N3872G

Category

Glider

Year built

1983

Operator

FUN Country Soaring Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wellington → Wellington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA15CA299

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to level the wings during the landing flare, which resulted in the left wing striking the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a glider reported that he encountered a "heavy sink" on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern. He immediately made a left steep turn toward the runway, but the left wing impacted terrain during the turn to final. Subsequently, the tail section of fuselage impacted the runway, and the glider came to rest on the runway surface. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. About the time of the accident at an airport 11 nautical miles north of the destination airport, the wind was reported at 210 degrees true at 8 knots, the sky condition was clear, temperature was 27 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit), and dew point was 13 degrees Celsius (55 degrees Fahrenheit). The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.