# Incident 19960922033389I: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Boulder, CO, September 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1996, 15:05 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125CC) (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: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960922033389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE TOWING AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DOWNDRAFTS AND RELEASED THE GLIDER IN TOW. GLIDER COMPLETED A LANDING IN VACANT FIELD JUST WEST OF THE AIRPORT. GLIDER SUSTAINED CENTER WHEEL DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N125CC (1)

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

- [Accident 20240809009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240809009359A), Aug 9, 2024: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (N125CC), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. Arrived at kmev around 10:30AM to pre-flight the glider and everything was okay with the preflight so had the glider towed to the staging area and launched…

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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