# Accident 20070510009539A: Grob G103ATWIN2, Minden, NV, May 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2007, 10:40 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Minden-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0006° N, 119.7511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0006&lon=-119.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49443, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49443-2011-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II (registry code 1660203, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103-twin-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103ATWIN2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070510009539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT MINDEN-TAHOE AIRPORT, THE GLIDER, N49443, LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE GLIDER GROUND LOOPED, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE FORWARD OF THE EMPENNAGE. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED SHE WAS RECEIVING TRAINING FOR A GLIDER RATING ON HER PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL SHE EXPERIENCED A HEAVY SINK. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED SHORT. SHE ADDED THAT THE WING TIP CAUGHT ON SAGEBRUSH, CAUSING THE GROUND LOOP.

## 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 LAX07CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA154), May 10, 2007: Burkhart Grob G103 Twin II (N49443), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which led to an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N49443 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880605017969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605017969A), Jun 5, 1988: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N49443), Franconia, NH, Substantial damage. Severe turbulence on glider tow. Student aborted tow as CFI took over. Wing hit ground and glider cartwheeled.

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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