# Accident 19970502007809A: Grob G103ATWIN2, Peoria, AZ, May 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1997, 14:10 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Airport: Pleasantvalley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6509° N, 112.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6509&lon=-112.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N931BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO (registry code 1660206, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103a-twin-ii-acro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103ATWIN2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 907 total, 92 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502007809A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LEFT SIDE RUNWAY. LEFT WING DRAGGED IN BUSHES. GLIDER GROUND LOOPED. CFI ACTED TOO LATE TO PREVENT INCIDENT.

## 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 LAX97LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA174), May 2, 1997: Burkhart Grob 103A (N931BG), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain proper runway alignment and wing tip clearance from high vegetation beside the runway during landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of…

## Other reports on N931BG (2)

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

- [Incident 20020427011369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020427011369I), Apr 27, 2002: Grob G103A (N931BG), Peoria, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that she was on her first solo flight on the Grob. On landing, she hit hard on landing. No other report forthcoming.
- [Incident 19980609024979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980609024979I), Jun 9, 1998: Grob G103ATWINII (N931BG), Peoria, AZ, Minor damage. Upon landing in x-wind, r/h wing tip hit a bush which turned a/c 180 abruptly. Pilot overshot landing point (hi-spot or dipped runway #3). R/h wing sustained…

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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