# Incident 19880710043069I: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Elbert, CO, July 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1988, 15:24 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Black Forest Glider
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2194° N, 104.5397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elbert, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2194&lon=-104.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39810, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (registry code 1660202, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710043069I

## Narrative

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

USED DIVE BRAKE ON THE LANDING FLARE CAUSING A HARD LANDING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. WAS ON A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N39810 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070313003739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070313003739A), Mar 13, 2007: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N39810), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) While waiting to taxi his power glider (N39810) the pilot [privacy data omitted] was run over by a north American SNJ-5 (N12KY) and damaged the wing of…

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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