# Accident 20150917017939A: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR, Wellington, OH, September 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2015, 15:46 local time
- Place: Wellington, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1661° N, 82.1972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1661&lon=-82.1972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3872G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G103 TWIN ASTIR
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 80 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150917017939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA15CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA299), Sep 17, 2015: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir (N3872G), Wellington, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to level the wings during the landing flare, which resulted in the left wing striking the runway.

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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