# Incident 19870315026899I: Grob G102ASTIR, Arlington, WA, March 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N141SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS (registry code 1660104, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-astir-cs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870315026899I

## Narrative

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

DURING TURN TO FINAL THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND.  GLIDER SLID SIDEWAYS ON GRASSY RUNWAY.

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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