# Incident 20080806855669I: Grob G103ATWINII, Clermont, FL, August 6, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2008, 16:15 local time
- Place: Clermont, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5241° N, 81.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clermont, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5241&lon=-81.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N308BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308BG-2010-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO (registry code 1660206, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103a-twin-ii-acro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103ATWINII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080806855669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 06, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 EDT, A GROB G103A TWIN II, N308BG REGISTERED TO SEMINOLE FLYING AND SOARING INC., PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED IN A FIELD SHORT OF SEMINOLE LAKE GLIDERPORT.  THE STUDENT PILOT HAD A LOSS OF SITUATION AWARENESS DURING FLIGHT, AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N308BG (1)

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

- [Accident 20090917049449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090917049449A), Sep 17, 2009: Burkhart Gr G-103A TWIN (N308BG), Clermont, FL, Substantial damage. During an instructional glider flight in preparation for the student's private pilot practical test, the flight instructor directed the student to perform an…

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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