# Incident 19970331009629I: Grob G103CTWINIII, Mokuleia, HI, March 31, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1997, 12:05 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham Airfield Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5794° N, 158.1718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mokuleia, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5794&lon=-158.1718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G103C TWIN III ACRO (registry code 1660207, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g103c-twin-iii-acro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103CTWINIII
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970331009629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING TUCHDOWN, GLIDER STARTED PORPOISING. PILOT APPLIED WRONG CONTROL INPUTS AND DAMAGED FORWARD WHEEL WELL HOUSING. DISCUSSED PILOTS ABILITY WITH LOCAL INSTRUCTOR MARY CAMPBELL. SHE FELT HE WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. COUNSELED AIRMAN AND HE MAINTAINED A VERY POSTIVE ATTITUDE. HE ALSO AGREED TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION. NO NMAC. NO PD THIS INCIDENT CLOSED #IWP1397006.

## Other reports on N787SF (2)

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

- [Incident 19921215055439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921215055439I), Dec 15, 1992: Grob G103ATWIN2 (N787SF), Mokuleia, HI, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing with glider and broke off tail wheel.
- [Incident 19920523016129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523016129I), May 23, 1992: Grob G103ATWINII (N787SF), Mokuleia, HI, Minor damage. Glider pilot over rotated during landing flare. Tail wheel hit hard on runway. Damaged tail boom.

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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