# Accident 20100822042189A: Burkhart Gr G-103A TWIN, Minden, NV, August 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Minden-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0011° N, 119.7519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0011&lon=-119.7519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794G) (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: BURKHART GR G-103A TWIN
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 441 total, 2 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA422) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100822042189A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER.  THE PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: THAT HE FLEW THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 30. THAT HE FELT HE WAS "A LITTLE BIT HIGH." THAT HE REDUCED ALTITUDE USING THE SPEED BRAKES. THAT ON FINAL, HE WAS "LOW" & THAT THE WINDS WERE "GUSTING." THAT WHEN HE WAS AT THE THRESHOLD, HE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 65 KTS. THAT HE OPENED THE SPEED BRAKES AND THAT THE SPEED BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WANTED TO OPEN MORE.  THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE SPEED BRAKES EXTENDED, & THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL.  THAT THE AIRCRAFT "BOUNCED" THREE TIMES & THAT THE "LANDING DID NOT SEEM TO BE A HARD LANDING."

## 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 WPR10CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA422), Aug 22, 2010: Burkhart Grob G-103A (N794G), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate flare and bounced landing recovery technique that resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N794G (2)

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

- [Accident 20061227028769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061227028769A), Dec 27, 2006: Grob G103ATWINII (N794G), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 27, 2006 N794G departed Minden tahoe airport for an instructional flight at about 1215 hours. The pilot reported that the flight was in…
- [Incident 19911102056059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911102056059I), Nov 2, 1991: Grob G103ATWINII (N794G), Minden, NV. Glider canopy opened during takeoff and unable to latch. Held it shut. On release pilot landed. Latch did not fail.

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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