# Accident 20070212001889A: Grob G109, Monticello, GA, February 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, GA
- Airport: Monticello Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3261° N, 83.7228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3261&lon=-83.7228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3875R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3875R-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G109 (registry code 1660204, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g109) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G109
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070212001889A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL07CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA043), Feb 12, 2007: Burkhart-Grob G109 (N3875R), Monticello, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control, an in-flight collision with a hangar, and subsequent in-flight collision with the runway.

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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