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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob G103ATWINII · Minden, NV · September 12, 2006

Date: September 12, 2006 · 13:40 local
Place: Minden, NV
Airport: Douglas County Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N790G
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06LA292
Reported as: Grob G103ATWINII
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,000 total9,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N790GRegistration cancelled May 31, 2017 · Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACROS/N 33987-K-220 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBurkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) CFI glider pilot, giving instruction to a student, saw the tow plane pilot signal what he thought was a distress of the tow plane and directed the student to pull the tow release 50-100 feet above the ground. The CFI then took the controls and initiated a left turn back toward the airport but had insufficient altitude and during the turn struck a power pole. This severed the wing of the glider, which then crashed on the airport property where further destruction of the glider occurred. Both glider pilots suffered back injuries and were admitted to the hospital.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CFI GLIDER PILOT, GIVING INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT, SAW THE TOW PLANE PILOT SIGNAL WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A DISTRESS OF THE TOW PLANE AND DIRECTED THE STUDENT TO PULL THE TOW RELEASE 50-100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE CFI THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS AND INITIATED A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND DURING THE TURN STRUCK A POWER POLE. THIS SEVERED THE WING OF THE GLIDER, WHICH THEN CRASHED ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY WHERE FURTHER DESTRUCTION OF THE GLIDER OCCURRED. BOTH GLIDER PILOTS SUFFERED BACK INJURIES AND WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

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 LAX06LA292Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMinden, NVThe inadequate pre-takeoff checks by the flightcrew that failed to detect that the spoilers were deployed during the takeoff and initial climb. Also causal was the inadequate supervision of the flight by the flight instructor.Sep 12, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N790G · 1

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

Incident 19990925030269IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Minden, NV(-23) Student pilot failed to deploy spoilers during landing. Aircraft floated down and off the end of the runway into the brush. Subsequent to the above, the student received additional duel flight instruction in the use of spoilers.Sep 25, 1999 · Minor damage