- Date
- June 10, 1992, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Woodbine, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N693RFBurkhart Grob G-109B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920610020149A
- Case key
- 37164
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Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the glider during takeoff, which resulted in a ground loop. Factors related to the accident were the student's lack of total flight experience, the instructor's lack of flight experience in this make and model glider, and the instructor's lack of experience as an instructor in this make and model.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The student pilot lost directional control of the motorized glider during takeoff. He stated that, 'before the instructor pilot could regain contol, the right wing hit high grass which caused the glider to ground loop.' The student pilot had 13 hours of total flight experience. The instructor pilot had 10 hours of flight experience in this make and model glider, with 1 hour as an instructor in this make and model.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N693RF
- Reported as
- Burkhart Grob G-109B
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 6326
- Airframe hours
- 561
- Engine
- Grob B2500E, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Consumer Services
- Registered owner
- Aviation Consumer Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1991 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- MD78
- Airport
- MD78 · Woodbine Gliderport, runway 3, 2,000 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 10,300 total · 10 in this make and model · 10,250 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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