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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grob G103TWNASTIR · Sparks, NV · May 30, 1994

Date: May 30, 1994 · 15:20 local
Place: Sparks, NV
Airport: Air Sailing Gliderport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3837J
Reported as: Grob G103TWNASTIR
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3837JRegistration cancelled May 12, 2015 · Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIRS/N 3762 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Strong downdraft returning to Gliderport. Landed on a hillside 2 miles west of airport.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG DOWNDRAFT RETURNING TO GLIDERPORT. LANDED ON A HILLSIDE 2 MILES WEST OF AIRPORT.

Other reports on N3837J · 1

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

Accident 19900331007411ALevel Off Touchdown · Byron, CAGlider landing runway 22 hit prop and cowl of tow plane parked side of runway with engine running.Mar 31, 1990 · Reported as Grob G103TWNASTIR · Substantial damage