# Accident 20001209041629A: Grob G102ASTIR, Groveland, FL, December 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2000, 15:55 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Airport: Seminole Lake Glideport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5498° N, 81.7502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5498&lon=-81.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS (registry code 1660104, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-astir-cs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 60 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001209041629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 36 AT SEMINOLE LAKE GLIDERPORT (6FL0) AND HIT TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA038), Dec 9, 2000: Grob G102 (N36WW), Clermont, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature extension of the speed brakes on landing resulting in the glider colliding with trees short of the runway.

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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