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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Burkhart GR G-103A Twin · Clermont, FL · September 17, 2009

Date: September 17, 2009 · 10:25 local
Place: Clermont, FL
Airport: Seminole Gliderport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N308BG
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09CA525
Reported as: Burkhart GR G-103A Twin
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,360 total1,800 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N308BGRegistration cancelled Feb 2, 2010 · Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACROS/N 34033-K-265 Airframe modelBurkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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During an instructional glider flight in preparation for the student's private pilot practical test, the flight instructor directed the student to perform an intentional slip to landing. The flight instructor failed to promptly intervene when the student pilot allowed the aircraft to descend below an altitude from which a satisfactory landing could be made. The flight instructor recognized the glider was not going to make the runway and took the controls from the student pilot. The instructor elected to make an off airport landing in an open pasture approximately 1,200 feet northwest of the approach end of the originally intended runway. During touchdown, the glider's right wing was "caught" by tall grass,causing the glider to rotate to the right. The tail subsequently contacted the ground with significant side load, causing substantial damage to the rudder and empanage of the aircraft. The occupants of the glider were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL GLIDER FLIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR THE STUDENT'S PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DIRECTED THE STUDENT TO PERFORM AN INTENTIONAL SLIP TO LANDING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO PROMPTLY INTERVENE WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW AN ALTITUDE FROM WHICH A SATISFACTORY LANDING COULD BE MADE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECOGNIZED THE GLIDER WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT PILOT. THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN AN OPEN PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE APPROACH END OF THE ORIGINALLY INTENDED RUNWAY. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE GLIDER'S RIGHT WING WAS "CAUGHT" BY TALL GRASS,CAUSING THE GLIDER TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT. THE TAIL SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT SIDE LOAD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND EMPANAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE GLIDER WERE NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09CA525Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportClermont, FLThe flight instructor's delayed remedial action resulting in an off-airfield landing and ground loop.Sep 17, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N308BG · 1

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

Incident 20080806855669ICruise/Level Flight · Clermont, FL(-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…Aug 6, 2008 · Minor damage