19861115074049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob G-109B · Gregory, MI · November 15, 1986

Date
November 15, 1986 · 11:55 local
Place
Gregory, MI
Airport
Richmond
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58287
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA032
Reported as
Grob G109B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,726 total10 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Powered glider struck trees during go around from bounced landing. Pilot failed to change propeller pitch to climb.

As the FAA filed it

POWERED GLIDER STRUCK TREES DURING GO AROUND FROM BOUNCED LANDING. PILOT FAILED TO CHANGE PROPELLER PITCH TO CLIMB.

NTSB investigation

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