19871018062659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob G102ASTIR · Whitwell, TN · October 18, 1987

Date
October 18, 1987 · 14:00 local
Place
Whitwell, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N792G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA018
Reported as
Grob G102ASTIR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
380 total20 in this make and model20 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.

Gliders wing collided with uneven terrain and ground looped on rollout, downdraft prevented return to airport.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDERS WING COLLIDED WITH UNEVEN TERRAIN AND GROUND LOOPED ON ROLLOUT, DOWNDRAFT PREVENTED RETURN TO AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N792G · 1

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