# Incident 19991127039599I: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Jacksonville, FL, November 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1999, 14:20 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2778° N, 81.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Herlong Airport (HEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2778&lon=-81.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4425Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4425Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (registry code 1660202, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991127039599I

## Narrative

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

N4425Y, A GLINDER WAS BEING TOWED FOR TAKEOFF ON RWY7 AT HERLONG ARPT. THE TOW PLANE WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE, THEREBY ALLOWING THE GLIDER TO PASS OVER A RUNWAY REMINING SIGN.  THE GLINDER PILOT DID NOT TAKE TIMELY ACTION TO AVOID THE SIGN ALLOWING CONTACT WITH THE WING AND SIGN.  MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED.  REGULATORY CHECK RIDE IS IN QUESTION AND UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N4425Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20090907049989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090907049989I), Sep 7, 2009: Burkhart Gr G103 TWIN A (N4425Y), Lake Village, IN, No damage. On September 7th, 2009, at approximately 1600 local time the Burkhart grob flugzeugbau glider, registration N4425Y, piloted by paul m. cantwell was being towed…

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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