# Accident 20240125004159A: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR, Zephyrhills, FL, January 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2024, 14:15 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0000° N, 82.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0000&lon=-82.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1202Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1202Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (registry code 1660202, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G103 TWIN ASTIR
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240125004159A

## Narrative

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

A GLIDER IN TOW DEPARTING RUNWAY 23 DID NOT DISCONNECT FROM THE TOW PLANE, AFTER THE TOW PLANE EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER DURNING TAKEOFF. THE TOW PLANE LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON RUNWAY 23. THE GLIDER OVERFLEW THE TOW PLANE THE TOW LINE BECAME TAUT AND PULLED THE GLIDER INTO THE GROUND. EVALUATION OF TOW AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS DID NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N243CG, Piper PA-25-235: no report for this aircraft; [N243CG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243CG) is registered now

## 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 ERA24LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA098), Jan 25, 2024: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir (N1202Z), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s failure to release from the towline after the tow plane experienced a loss of engine power.

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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