# Accident 19920809030879A: Grob G103ATWINII, Truckee, CA, August 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1992, 17:05 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103FB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103FB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II (registry code 1660203, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103-twin-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103ATWINII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809030879A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO REDUCE FULL SPOILERS ON APPROACH. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. WORN SPOILER BLOCK ALLOWED OVER CENTER JAM.

## 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 LAX92LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA343), Aug 10, 1992: Burkhart Grob 103 (N103FB), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND FLIGHT MANUALS AND UNAVAILABLE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE INSPECTION OF THE SPOILER SYSTEM. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE WORN AND JAMMED SPOILER…

## Other reports on N103FB (1)

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

- [Incident 19910731030759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731030759I), Jul 31, 1991: Grob G103ATWINII (N103FB), Truckee, CA, Minor damage. Glider released for student to do pattern work. On landing he lost control and struck parked glider.

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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