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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO · Hilltown, PA · July 7, 2018

Date
July 7, 2018 · 14:30 local
Place
Hilltown, PA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N924BG
Reported as
Burkhart Grob G-103A Twin II Acro
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total60 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was lined up on rwy tow plane began takeoff roll but glider drifted to the right and wingtip caught on tall grass on side of runway. Glider pilot quickly released cable, but glider ground looped to right side. Cracks were visible to composite empennage of aircraft. No other damage was visible.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP ON RWY TOW PLANE BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL BUT GLIDER DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND WINGTIP CAUGHT ON TALL GRASS ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. GLIDER PILOT QUICKLY RELEASED CABLE, BUT GLIDER GROUND LOOPED TO RIGHT SIDE. CRACKS WERE VISIBLE TO COMPOSITE EMPENNAGE OF AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE.