# Accident 20070707020849A: Grob G102ASTIR, Truckee, CA, July 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2007, 14:55 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3200° N, 120.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3200&lon=-120.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS (registry code 1660104, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-astir-cs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 30 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707020849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF TRUCKEE, CA THE PILOT ENTERED THE PATTERN AT 1000 FT. AGL. ON FINAL, A SIDE SLIP WAS USED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLARED NORMALLY (APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OVER THE RUNWAY) AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE AIRFRAME ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE GLIDER SLID IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE RUNWAY FOR 250 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE LANDING. ONE WITNESS SAID THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND UPON LANDING, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE OTHER SAID THAT ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL APPROX. 3' AGL, AT WHICH POINT THE GLIDER DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX07CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA223), Jul 7, 2007: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Astir CS (N132SS), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a wind gust during landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N132SS (2)

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

- [Incident 20111217029309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111217029309I), Dec 17, 2011: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS (N132SS), Byron, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear failed to deploy. Pilot elected to land in a field east of the airport.
- [Incident 20080504832359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080504832359I), May 4, 2008: Grob G102ASTIR (N132SS), Byron, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot's statement: on may 4, 2008 I experienced a gear lockup in Grob 102, N132SS glider while setting up to enter a pattern for runway 23 at Byron…

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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