# Incident 19990821027189I: Grob G109, Gordon, NE, August 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gordon, NE
- Airport: Gordon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8060° N, 102.1752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GORDON MUNI (GRN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8060&lon=-102.1752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G109 (registry code 1660204, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g109) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G109
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821027189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM CLARKSVILLE, OHIO TO EUREKA, CALIFORNIA, STOPPED IN RUSHVILLE, NEBRASKA AND PICKED UP A RELATIVE AND FLEW TO GORDON, NEBRASKA TO GET FUEL. AFTER TOPPING OFF THE FUEL TANK WITH 16 GALLONS OF FUEL, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF RUNWAY 04 HEADING NORTHEAST, THE AIRCRAFT STRUGGLED TO CLIMBOUT AND THE PILOT REALIZED THE SINK RATE WAS STARTING TO BECOME LARGER.  THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, THE PROPELLER SHEARED OFF ON IMPACT AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS ALSO SHAVED OFF.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N903BG (1)

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

- [Accident 19830605026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605026049A), Jun 5, 1983: Grob G109 (N903BG), Finleyville, PA, Substantial damage. Wheel hit patch of tall grass on takeoff. Caused prop strike. Shut off engine due to vibration. Hit trees returning

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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