# Accident 19861115074049A: Grob G109B, Gregory, MI, November 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1986, 11:55 local time
- Place: Gregory, MI
- Airport: Richmond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4509° N, 84.0793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4509&lon=-84.0793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58287, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58287) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G-109B (registry code 1660205, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-109b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G109B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,726 total, 10 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115074049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA032), Nov 15, 1986: Burkhart Grob 109B (N58287), Gregory, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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