- Date
- October 18, 1987, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Whitwell, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N792GBurkhart Grob G-102
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871018062659A
- Case key
- 7661
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The glider plt made an off-arpt ldg after realizing that he didn't have enough altitude to return to his departure point. During ldg rollout on uneven terrain, one of the wingtips contacted the terrain and the glider ground-looped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N792G
- Reported as
- Burkhart Grob G-102
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 5629 CB
- Airframe hours
- 300
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary G. Bawtinhimer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 1, 1987 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Whitwell, TN
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 380 total · 20 in this make and model · 320 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °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 N792G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.