- Date
- November 15, 1986, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Gregory, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N58287Burkhart Grob 109B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861115074049A
- Case key
- 13698
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While landing, the aircraft bounced twice, so the pilot decided to go around and make a second attempt. On climb out, the landing gear struck 65 ft tall trees at the end of the runway. The aircraft then stalled and collided with the terrain. Reportedly, the pilot landed with a tail wind and did not change the propeller pitch position from a cruise to a climb setting. The runway had a displaced threshold giving it only 1800 feet of usable space for the landing and go-around.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58287
- Reported as
- Burkhart Grob 109B
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 6317
- Airframe hours
- 400
- Engine
- Grob 2500E, 80 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Motor Glidors, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 1, 1986 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- YIP · Ypsilanti, MI
- Destination
- Y70 · Ionia, MI
- Airport
- 69G · Richmond Field, runway 36, 2,300 × 75 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
- 59
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,726 total · 10 in this make and model · 165 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JXN, 23 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.