- Date
- June 8, 1986, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Benton, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2135RBurkhart Grob G103
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860608023199A
- Case key
- 7125
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The glider landed short of the rwy. The plt had observed another acft on the rwy apch end and extended his base leg. During the turn to final, he deployed the spoilers. He reported that the acft experienced a high sink rate after the turn, and that he subsequently retracted the spoilers. The acft descended below the trees and a turn was made to avoid them. Another high sink rate was experienced and the acft struck a telephone wire, then landed tail first in a grassy area near the rwy end. The plt stated that there were thunderstorms in the area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2135R
- Reported as
- Burkhart Grob G103
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 3601
- Airframe hours
- 500
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Mike Reisman, doing business as Wendylene, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Davis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 7, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- 92A · Benton, TN
- Airport
- 92A · Chilhowee Glider Port, runway 21, 2,600 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,149 total · 4 in this make and model · 1,971 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 75 °F
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 N2135R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.