- Date
- June 5, 1983, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Finleyville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N903BGBurkhart Grob 109
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830605026049A
- Case key
- 35197
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The motorized glider collided with trees and the terrain during an emergency landing after the prop had struck the ground during takeoff. During the takeoff roll the propeller 1st collided with high grass and then a bump in the ground after the pilot lost directional control and veered off the mowed runway. The takeoff was continued and after takeoff the aircraft was turned downwind for a landing. The propeller vibrated excessively as the turn was made and the pilot shut the engine down and feathered the prop at about 100 feet AGL while over the hangers. While lining up with the runway the acft collided with trees which stalled the glider and it nosed into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N903BG
- Reported as
- Burkhart Grob 109
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 6095
- Airframe hours
- 74
- Engine
- Limbach L-2000EB1A, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Berri Powers Plus Two Others
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 13, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- GO5 · Findleyville
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 573 total · 22 in this make and model · 505 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.