# Accident 20061227028769A: Grob G103ATWINII, Minden, NV, December 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2006, 12:55 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0003° N, 119.7511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0003&lon=-119.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO (registry code 1660206, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103a-twin-ii-acro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103ATWINII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061227028769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27, 2006 N794G DEPARTED MINDEN TAHOE AIRPORT FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AT ABOUT 1215 HOURS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS IN TURBULENT CONDITIONS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AFTER TOW RELEASE THE TOW PLANE PILOT RADIOED FROM THE GROUND THAT A SNOW SQUALL WAS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. THE GLIDER STARTED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AT THAT TIME. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND PREPARED FOR AN OFF-FIELD LANDING WHEN IT WAS APPARENT THAT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE INCREASED HEAD WIND AND LOWERING CEILING. JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT NOTICED SPRINKLER HEADS DIRECTLY AHEAD IN THE LANDING FIELD. HE ATTEMPTED TO MISS THEM BY DOING A SHALLOW BANK. THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP ON LANDING BREAKING THE EMPENNAGE IN HALF. BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX07CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA066), Dec 27, 2006: Burkhart Grob G-103A (N794G), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight's encounter with a low ceiling while on approach that necessatiated an off-airport precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain. Obstructions were a factor.

## Other reports on N794G (2)

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

- [Accident 20100822042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100822042189A), Aug 22, 2010: Burkhart Gr G-103A TWIN (N794G), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. Glider. The pilot stated the following: that he flew the pattern for runway 30. That he felt he was "a little bit high." That he reduced altitude using the…
- [Incident 19911102056059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911102056059I), Nov 2, 1991: Grob G103ATWINII (N794G), Minden, NV. Glider canopy opened during takeoff and unable to latch. Held it shut. On release pilot landed. Latch did not fail.

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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