FAA incident report · Grob G102ASTIR · Arlington, WA · March 15, 1987
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During turn to final the right wing tip contacted the ground. Glider slid sideways on grassy runway.
DURING TURN TO FINAL THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND. GLIDER SLID SIDEWAYS ON GRASSY RUNWAY.