20190531005529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR · North Plains, OR · May 31, 2019

Date: May 31, 2019 · 11:45 local
Place: North Plains, OR
Airport: North Plains
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N107SE
Reported as: Burkhart Grob 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: 513 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N107SERegistered now · Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIRS/N 3021 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBurkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Pilot in command (PIC) departed under tow in grob 103 twin astir, N107SE, solo from the front seat. Released at altitude of 4,000 feet above ground level. Returned to the North Plains field to make a left traffic pattern to land on 27L. There was an east tailwind of approximately 5 to 7 knots.

PIC stated after trying to control the decent with the aircraft spoilers, he experienced an excessive sink rate to hard landing with a bounce back up into the air with a subsequent return to another hard impact causing main landing gear and gear door damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DEPARTED UNDER TOW IN GROB 103 TWIN ASTIR, N107SE, SOLO FROM THE FRONT SEAT. RELEASED AT ALTITUDE OF 4,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. RETURNED TO THE NORTH PLAINS FIELD TO MAKE A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON 27L. THERE WAS AN EAST TAILWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 KNOTS.

PIC STATED AFTER TRYING TO CONTROL THE DECENT WITH THE AIRCRAFT SPOILERS, HE EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE TO HARD LANDING WITH A BOUNCE BACK UP INTO THE AIR WITH A SUBSEQUENT RETURN TO ANOTHER HARD IMPACT CAUSING MAIN LANDING GEAR AND GEAR DOOR DAMAGE.