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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grob G103ATWINII · Lancaster, SC · March 22, 1997

Date
March 22, 1997 · 14:30 local
Place
Lancaster, SC
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54553
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL97LA052
Reported as
Grob G103ATWINII
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Aircraft landed short of runway in the trees. (-23) the pilot stated he allowed the aircraft to get low and slow on final approach. He impacted the trees about 300 ft. short of the 400 ft. grass runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN THE TREES. (-23) THE PILOT STATED HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH. HE IMPACTED THE TREES ABOUT 300 FT. SHORT OF THE 400 FT. GRASS RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.