- Date
- May 7, 1985, 14:23 local (18:23 UTC)
- Place
- Williamson, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N916GBurkhart Grob G103
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850507015669A
- Case key
- 6789
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt stated his final apch to the rwy was made off-center to account for a x-wind. The glider touched down to the left of the paved strip & began converging on a fence. The plt retracted the speed brakes & lifted off as the glider approached the fence. He stated that he then panicked. Subsequently, the glider touched down hard & hit tires that were used to mark the edge of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N916G
- Reported as
- Burkhart Grob G103
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 3753
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thermal Leasing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Airport
- 3GA7 · Peach State Gliderport, runway 31, 3,300 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 31 total · 31 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N916G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.