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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob G103TWNASTIR · Hemet, CA · April 17, 1985

Date
April 17, 1985 · 15:30 local
Place
Hemet, CA
Airport
Ryan
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20HS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA209
Reported as
Grob G103TWNASTIR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
896 total2 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Final approach was too low. Right wing contacted high grass and spun glider around.

As the FAA filed it

FINAL APPROACH WAS TOO LOW. RIGHT WING CONTACTED HIGH GRASS AND SPUN GLIDER AROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.