19981227033859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grob G103TWNASTIR · Canon City, CO · December 27, 1998

Date: December 27, 1998
Place: Canon City, CO
Airport: Fremont County Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N173SS
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99LA028
Reported as: Grob G103TWNASTIR
Fatal injuries: 0

N173SSRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIRS/N 3286 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Grob G-103 glider experienced canopy problems on take-off. (.19)on December 27, 1998, at 1115 mountain standard time, a burkhart Grob flugzeugbau G103 twin astir glider, N173SS, was substantially damaged after impacting the ground during approach to landing at freemont county airport, Canon City, Colorado. The commercial pilot received minor injuries and his passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated approximately five minutes before the accident. According to the pilot, the canopy opened shortly after departure and the pilot attempted to land. The aircraft impacted the ground, sustaining damage to the left wing and horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

GROB G-103 GLIDER EXPERIENCED CANOPY PROBLEMS ON TAKE-OFF. (.19)ON DECEMBER 27, 1998, AT 1115 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G103 TWIN ASTIR GLIDER, N173SS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING THE GROUND DURING APPROACH TO LANDING AT FREEMONT COUNTY AIRPORT, CANON CITY, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE CANOPY OPENED SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN99LA028Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCanon City, COThe glider pilot's failure to follow proper preflight procedures, and his failure to control the aircraft when the latch opened during flight. A factor was his failure to properly latch the canopy, and to utilize all available runway during the forced landing.Dec 27, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N173SS · 1

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

Accident 19920702026839ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Olancha, CATow plane unable to accelerate. Released glider. Glider unable abort hit bush. In tight turn trying to remake runwayJul 2, 1992 · Reported as Grob G103TWNASTIR · Substantial damage