- Date
- December 9, 2000, 15:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place
- Clermont, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N36WWGrob G102
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20001209041629A
- Case key
- 50750
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Probable cause
The pilot's premature extension of the speed brakes on landing resulting in the glider colliding with trees short of the runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was on approach for landing and prematurely deployed the speed brakes resulting in the glider descending short of the runway and colliding with trees.
Factual narrative
On December 9, 2000, at about 1555 eastern standard time, a Grob G102, registered to Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal crashed short of Seminole Lake Gliderport (6FLO), Clermont, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The glider sustained substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from 6FLO about 1 hour before the accident.
The pilot stated he was on approach for landing at 6FLO. He deployed the airbrakes too early and the glider collided with trees short of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36WW
- Reported as
- Grob G102
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1113
- Airframe hours
- 2,960
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 6, 2000 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- 6FLO
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 50 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LEE, 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.