# Accident 20030910026609A: Grob G102IIIB, Highland, IL, September 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Highland, IL
- Airport: Highland-Winet Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7792° N, 89.6375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7792&lon=-89.6375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (registry code 1660106, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-club-astir-iiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102IIIB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,583 total, 178 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030910026609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS. EXPERIENCED WEAK LIFT CONDITIONS AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. ENCOUNTERED SINK RETURNING TO THE FIELD. ELECTED TO LAND OFF FIELD RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. LANDED ON A SMALL STRIP NEXT TO A LAKE AND A CROP FIELD. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE RIGHT WING WAS DRUG BY THE CROPS AND THE GLIDER DID A GROUND LOOP. PILOT FAILED TO REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. DATE OF ACCIDENT ERRONEOUSLY ENTERED AS SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 ON PRAM AND OTHER DOCUMENTS.

## 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 CHI03LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA317), Sep 10, 2003: Burkhart Grob G102 Club Astir Iiib (N424BG), Highland, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot encountering unsuitable terrain during an off-airport landing. A factor to the accident was the high vegetation.

## Other reports on N424BG (3)

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

- [Accident 20250824016769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250824016769A), Aug 24, 2025: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (N424BG), Highland, IL, Substantial damage. At H07 shortly before 12:50, PIC and another club member placed the glider on the line at the south end of runway 36 and removed the tail dolly. PIC got in and…
- [Accident 20220806014189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220806014189A), Aug 6, 2022: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (N424BG), Highland, IL, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was in the traffic pattern for runway 18 at Highland-Winet Airport. The airman stated that he turned final approach at 55 mph and his…
- [Incident 19950624021289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624021289I), Jun 24, 1995: Grob G102ASTIR (N424BG), Highland, IL, Minor damage. On landing approach spoiler handle came off. Overshot runway. Cold weld on handle failed.

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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