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FAA accident report · Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II · Boerne, TX · August 21, 2019

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Date
August 21, 2019 · 15:45 local
Place
Boerne, TX
Airport
Boerne Stage Field
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N901BG
Reported as
Burkhart Grob G 103 Twin II
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
291 total306 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N901BGRegistered now · Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN IIS/N 3648 · Built 1981Airframe modelBurkhart Grob G 103 TWIN IIEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

On August 21, 2019 at 1545 CDT, a glider aircraft bearing registration number N901BG departed from 5C1 in Boerne, TX on a personal flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time. As the aircraft was being towed in flight, glider pilot lost control of the aircraft, the tow rope broke and the canopy shattered. Aircraft returned to 5C1 and experienced a hard landing on the runway before coming to a stop. There were no injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 21, 2019 AT 1545 CDT, A GLIDER AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N901BG DEPARTED FROM 5C1 IN BOERNE, TX ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED IN FLIGHT, GLIDER PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE TOW ROPE BROKE AND THE CANOPY SHATTERED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO 5C1 AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.