What happened
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(-23) Wing dropped to ground during landing causing glider to ground loop. Aft fuselage, vertical and horizontal stabilizer received substantial damage. (.19) on July 12, 2001, about 1700 central daylight time, a brukhart grob g 103 twin ii, N140BG, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during landing roll at Ionia County Airport (Y70), near Ionia, Michigan. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight departed from Y70 at time unknown and was landing at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WING DROPPED TO GROUND DURING LANDING CAUSING GLIDER TO GROUND LOOP. AFT FUSELAGE, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON JULY 12, 2001, ABOUT 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BRUKHART GROB G 103 TWIN II, N140BG, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING ROLL AT IONIA COUNTY AIRPORT (Y70), NEAR IONIA, MICHIGAN. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM Y70 AT TIME UNKNOWN AND WAS LANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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