# Accident 20070616013279A: Grob G102STDAST3, Wickenburg, AZ, June 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8999° N, 112.8998° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8999&lon=-112.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123KG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 STD ASTIR III (registry code 1660108, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-std-astir-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102STDAST3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 250 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070616013279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 16, 2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COMPLETING A FOUR HOUR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN A GROB G102 SAILPLANE, N123KG. AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 PM AND 20 MILES NORTHWEST ON HOME BASE HE RAN OUT OF LIFT. HE SAW DATE CREEK A PRIVATE LANDING AREA AND STARTED AN APPROACH TO LAND, AT ABOUT 500 TO 600 FEET AGL HE GOT INTO A DOWNDRAFT WITH WIND SHEAR AND MADE A DOWNWIND HARD LANDING AT DATE CREEK WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE SAILPLANE. (-23 AMENDMENT) SOME RECORDS INCORRECTLY SHOWED DATE OCCURRED AS 6/21/07. CORRECT DATE OCCURRED WAS 6/16/07.

## 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 SEA07CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA175), Jun 16, 2007: Burkhart Grob G102 Std Astir III (N123KG), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in an inflight collision with a cactus tree while landing. The loss of thermal lift, tailwind, gusts, and tree were contributing…

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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