20070212001889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob G109 · Monticello, GA · February 12, 2007

Date
February 12, 2007 · 17:00 local
Place
Monticello, GA
Airport
Monticello Sky Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3875R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL07CA043
Reported as
Grob G109
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
71 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On February 12, 2007 at 5:00 pm local time aircraft N3875R Grob G-109 attempted to land on runway 28 at (GA06) Monticello airport. The pilot reported weather conditions as clear with slight crosswinds at 10. The pilot stated while attempting a normal landing on runway 28, the aircraft bounced twice. The pilot stated that on the second bounce the aircraft veered to the right. The pilot stated that he applied full powerin an attempt to go around, but did not gain sufficient altitude. The right wing tip struck a hangar that parallels the right side of the runway. The aircraft continued falling striking the ground and skidding until the right wing struck a construction tractor. The nose of the aircraft spun around to the right causing the propeller to strike the rear of the tractor. The engine was shut down and the pilot exited the aircraft uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 12, 2007 AT 5:00 PM LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N3875R GROB G-109 ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT (GA06) MONTICELLO AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED WEATHER CONDITIONS AS CLEAR WITH SLIGHT CROSSWINDS AT 10. THE PILOT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWERIN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND, BUT DID NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A HANGAR THAT PARALLELS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FALLING STRIKING THE GROUND AND SKIDDING UNTIL THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A CONSTRUCTION TRACTOR. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

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