# Incident 20111217029309I: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS, Byron, CA, December 17, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2011, 16:04 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8284° N, 121.6258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BYRON (C83), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8284&lon=-121.6258&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: BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G102 ASTIR CS
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111217029309I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO DEPLOY.  PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD EAST OF THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N132SS (2)

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

- [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…
- [Accident 20070707020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707020849A), Jul 7, 2007: Grob G102ASTIR (N132SS), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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