# Accident 20220806014189A: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB, Highland, IL, August 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2022, 12:13 local time
- Place: Highland, IL
- Airport: Highland-Winet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7538° N, 89.6564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7538&lon=-89.6564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (registry code 1660106, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-club-astir-iiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,121 total, 3 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220806014189A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 18 AT HIGHLAND-WINET AIRPORT. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE TURNED FINAL APPROACH AT 55 MPH AND HIS APPROACH LOOKED NORMAL. HIS AIMPOINT WAS MIDFIELD. THE FINAL APPROACH PATH WAS OVER A FIELD OF MATURE CORN. AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, HE REALIZED THAT HIS DESCENT RATE WAS HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED AND HE JUDGED THAT HE MIGHT TOUCH THE LAST ROW OF CORN. THE GLIDER CONTACTED THE TOPS OF THE CORN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY. UPON CONTACT WITH THE CORN THE GLIDER SLOWED CONSIDERABLY AND DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 FEET IMPACTING THE GROUND. AFTER CONTACT WITH THE CORN, SUBSEQUENT FORWARD TRAVEL WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET. THE AIRMAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL.

## 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 CEN22LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA370), Aug 6, 2022: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib (N424BG), Highland, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.

## Other reports on N424BG (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250824016769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250824016769A), Aug 24, 2025: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (N424BG), Highland, IL, Substantial damage. At H07 shortly before 12:50, PIC and another club member placed the glider on the line at the south end of runway 36 and removed the tail dolly. PIC got in and…
- [Accident 20030910026609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030910026609A), Sep 10, 2003: Grob G102IIIB (N424BG), Highland, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed on a pleasure flight at approximately 1600 hours. Experienced weak lift conditions and decided to return to the field. Encountered sink…
- [Incident 19950624021289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624021289I), Jun 24, 1995: Grob G102ASTIR (N424BG), Highland, IL, Minor damage. On landing approach spoiler handle came off. Overshot runway. Cold weld on handle failed.

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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