# Incident 20131208025259I: Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II, Byron, CA, December 8, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2013, 16:15 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8236° N, 121.6222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8236&lon=-121.6222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3981C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3981C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II (registry code 1660203, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103-twin-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURKHART GROB G 103 TWIN II
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131208025259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM BYRON AIRPORT (C83) ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. UPON LANDING AND ROLLOUT THE PILOT WAS CLOSE TO THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY R30. ANTICIPATING THE TAXIWAY EXIT A3, THE PILOT DECIDED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY EARLY AND CAUGHT THE LEFT WING TIP ON THE TAXIWAY EXIT SIGN  A3 DAMAGING THE LEFT WING.

## 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 WPR14CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA063), Dec 8, 2013: Burkhart Grob G 103 Twin II (N3981C), Bryon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate wing clearance from a runway sign while taxiing.

## Other reports on N3981C (1)

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

- [Incident 19870308017969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308017969I), Mar 8, 1987: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N3981C), Llano, CA, Minor damage. Landed short of runway aftermisjudging the approach.

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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