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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Grob G103TWNASTIR · Tucson, AZ · November 15, 2006

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Date
November 15, 2006 · 14:30 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
El Tiro Gliderport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4115M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07CA036
Reported as
Grob G103TWNASTIR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total30 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N4115MRegistered now · Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIRS/N 3799K · Built 1983Airframe modelBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIREngine 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) During the landing phase, pilot lost control of aircraft just before touchdown. Aircraft experienced pilot induced oscillations near the ground, and when the tail struck the ground it separated from the fuselage just ahead of the vertical stabilizer. Pilot received no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE LANDING PHASE, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATIONS NEAR THE GROUND, AND WHEN THE TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND IT SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE JUST AHEAD OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

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 LAX07CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTucson, AZThe pilot's improper use of the spoilers during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and his inadequate bounced landing recovery technique.Nov 15, 2006 · Substantial damage