19990917035329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grob G103ATWINII · Minden, NV · September 17, 1999

Date: September 17, 1999 · 15:00 local
Place: Minden, NV
Airport: Douglas County Airport
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N103MG
Reported as: Grob G103ATWINII
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 total21 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N103MGRegistered now · Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACROS/N 33983-K-216 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBurkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot failed to find lift after a tow operation. Pilot was returning to the airport with insufficient altitude for normal pattern. The pilot had to use ground effect to reach the airport. While in ground effect, the glider struck an object on the ground (farm equipment) damaging the right wing. The aircraft continued on to mev without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO FIND LIFT AFTER A TOW OPERATION. PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR NORMAL PATTERN. THE PILOT HAD TO USE GROUND EFFECT TO REACH THE AIRPORT. WHILE IN GROUND EFFECT, THE GLIDER STRUCK AN OBJECT ON THE GROUND (FARM EQUIPMENT) DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO MEV WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N103MG · 1

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

Accident 20060819015761ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · North Plains, OR(-23) Glider pilot overshot runway 26 and lost control made 45 degree turn into towplane which was running. During egress pilot sustained cuts to left hand wrist during evacuation.Aug 19, 2006 · Substantial damage