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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob G103TWNASTIR · Moriarty, NM · July 9, 2005

Date: July 9, 2005 · 12:45 local
Place: Moriarty, NM
Airport: Moriarty Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N916G
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05LA108
Reported as: Grob G103TWNASTIR
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total100 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N916GRegistration cancelled Oct 5, 2019 · Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIRS/N 3753 Airframe modelBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On July 9, 2005, at 1245 MDT, a Grob G-103 glider, N916G, registered to the albuquerque soaring club, ground looped while attempting an emergency landing after taking off from runway 26 at moriarity, NM (0E0) during a part 91 pleasure flight. The glider pilot had released from the tow plane after the tow plane's propeller struck the runway after encountering a dust devil. The glider pilot was attempting to land on the adjacent taxiway when the right wing struck the asphalt, causing the glider to cartwheel off the taxiway where it came to rest facing back along the direction it had come from. The tail section, right wing, and canopy were broken and the glider sustained substantial damage. The certificated private pilot and passenger were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan had been filed, and no weather briefing had been obtained prior to the flight. The flight originated and was intended to terminate at the moriarity airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 9, 2005, AT 1245 MDT, A GROB G-103 GLIDER, N916G, REGISTERED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE SOARING CLUB, GROUND LOOPED WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 26 AT MORIARITY, NM (0E0) DURING A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE GLIDER PILOT HAD RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE AFTER THE TOW PLANE'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DUST DEVIL. THE GLIDER PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY WHEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE ASPHALT, CAUSING THE GLIDER TO CARTWHEEL OFF THE TAXIWAY WHERE IT CAME TO REST FACING BACK ALONG THE DIRECTION IT HAD COME FROM. THE TAIL SECTION, RIGHT WING, AND CANOPY WERE BROKEN AND THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED, AND NO WEATHER BRIEFING HAD BEEN OBTAINED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AND WAS INTENDED TO TERMINATE AT THE MORIARITY AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN05LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoriarty, NMthe glider pilot's intentional tow release at too low an altitude when he erroneously perceived the tow plane was about to crash. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain on which to make a landing.Jul 9, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N916G · 2

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

Incident 19990801123452IOther Ground Ops · Osceola, WIAt approx. 1600 MDT on 08/01/99 I received a call from FAA inspector jd huss of the abq FSDO who advised me of an incident that occurred at oeo airport at approx. 1500 MDT when N916G, a glider owned by albuquerque soaring club and piloted by Ms. Karen taylor…Aug 1, 1999 · Reported as Grob G103TWNASTIR · Minor damage · 2 fatal Accident 19850507015669ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Willaimson, GATouched down heading toward a fence. Lifted off. Touched down hard on runway edge markers.May 7, 1985 · Reported as Grob G103TWNASTIR · Substantial damage