# Accident 20090619009519A: Grob 103, Wellington, CO, June 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2009
- Place: Wellington, CO
- Airport: Owl Canyon Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7014° N, 105.0033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7014&lon=-105.0033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5462N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5462N) (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 103
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,219 total, 127 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090619009519A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/19/2009 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT OF N5462N A GROB-103 GLIDER THAT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING FOLLOWING A WINCH LAUNCH AT OWL CANYON GLIDER PARK NEAR WELLINGTON CO.  THE WIND FAILED TO ACCELERATE THE GLIDER TO THE CORRECT FLYING AND CLIMBING SPEED.  AFTA S SHOR CLIMB, THE GLIDER EXPERIENCED A YAW TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW BACK TO TH ELEFT.  THE GLIDER THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING FUSELAGE BEHIND THE AFT MAIN GEAR BULKHEAD, THE ELEVATOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, DAMAGINGTHE TAIL.  THE LEFT WING TIP ALSO WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN09CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA368), Jun 19, 2009: Grob G103 (N5462N), Wellington, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the glider during takeoff.

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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