# Incident 19990917035329I: Grob G103ATWINII, Minden, NV, September 17, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103MG) (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 G103ATWINII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990917035329I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20060819015761A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060819015761A), Aug 19, 2006: Grob G103ATWINII (N103MG), North Plains, OR, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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