# Accident 19980524010699A: Grob G103ATWIN2, Cordele, GA, May 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cordele, GA
- Airport: Crisp County-Cordele Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9600° N, 83.7696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9600&lon=-83.7696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5448G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5448G-2014-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II (registry code 1660203, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103-twin-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103ATWIN2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 14 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980524010699A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER MADE A HARD LANDING AND BROKE THE FUSELAGE IN FRONT OF THE TAIL, CORDELE, GA. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS FLARING ABOVE THE RUNWAY WHEN THE GLIDER EXPERIENCED AN UPDRAFT AND BEGAN A SLIGHT CLIMB.  IN ORDER TO COUNTERACT THE SLIGHT CLIMB, THE PILOT ADDED ADDITIONAL SPOILER.  THE GLIDER THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR.  THE GLIDER CONTINUED TO OSCILLATE IN THIS MANNER FOR THREE OSCILLATIONS UNTIL THE EMPENNAGE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE.  THE GLIDER THEN ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP.                                                                 (-23) ON MAY 24, 1998, AT 1630 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GROB G-103, N5448G EXECUTED A HARD LANDING AT CRISP COUNTY AIRPORT, CODELE,GEORGIA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE GLIDER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CRISP COUNTY AIRPORT AT 1545. ACCORDIN                                                                 G TO THE PILOT, HE WAS FLARING ABOVE THE RUNWAY WHEN THE GLIDER EXPERIENCED AN UPDRAFT AND BEGAN A SLIGHT CLIMB. IN ORDER TO COUNTERACT THE SLIGHT CLIMB, THE PILOT ADDED ADDITIONAL SPOILER. THE GLIDER THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE GLIDER CONTINUED TO OSCILLATE IN THIS MANNER FOR THREE OSCILLATIONS UNTIL THE EMPENNAGE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE GLIDER THEN ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 ATL98LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA079), May 24, 1998: Burkhart Grob G-103 (N5448G), Cordele, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper descent rate that led to a hard landing and porpoise, and his improper recovery from the ensuing bounced landing, resulting in the eventual separation of the empennage. A factor…

## Other reports on N5448G (1)

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

- [Accident 20120713018679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120713018679A), Jul 13, 2012: Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II (N5448G), Perkasie, PA, Destroyed. On 7/13/2012 (1530 local) a glider, grobe 103 (N5448G) crashed at Philadelphia Glider Council (0PA0) shortly after take off. This was a training flight. They…

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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