# Accident 19890226002729A: Grob G109B, El Paso, TX, February 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6410° N, 106.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6410&lon=-106.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224BG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GROB G109B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 15 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226002729A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND LOST CONTROL ON LANDING GLIDER VEERED OFF RUNWAY STRIKING TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW89DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQA03), Feb 26, 1989: Burkhart Grob G109B (N224BG), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO OVERCONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. THE SITUATION WAS PROCEEDED BY A HIGH SINK RATE THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING WITH AN INADEQUATE RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED…

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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