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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir · Wellington, OH · September 17, 2015

Date
September 17, 2015 · 15:46 local
Place
Wellington, OH
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3872G
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA299
Reported as
Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total80 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing roll the airman drug a wing tip causing the left wing to strike the gound. Centrifugal force made the glider turn aggressively subsequently snapping the tail off.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRMAN DRUG A WING TIP CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GOUND. CENTRIFUGAL FORCE MADE THE GLIDER TURN AGGRESSIVELY SUBSEQUENTLY SNAPPING THE TAIL OFF.

NTSB investigation

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