Burkhart Grob G-109B N44GF

Summary

On 13 July 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Burkhart Grob G-109B registered N44GF, operated by Burkhart Grob, Inc., was involved in an accident near Pittstown, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 July 1985 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pittstown, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Alexandria (N85)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Burkhart Grob G-109B

Registration

N44GF

Category

Glider

Engines

1

Operator

Burkhart Grob, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pittstown → Pittstown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85LA171

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 08 WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER IT WAS LONG. ALTHOUGH THE APPROACH WAS NOT TOO LONG TO LAND, THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND. THE INS TRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER REALIZING THAT CLEARING THE TREES WOULD BE CLOSE. ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 10 FEET WEHN THE INSTRUCTOR TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD A CLEARER AREA. THIS ALTITUDE WAS BELOW THE TREE TOPS AHEAD. THE INSTRUCTOR RESET THE PROPELLER TO CLIMB PITCH IN CASE IT MAY HAVE GONE INTO CRUISE PITCH DURING THE GO AROUND. THEINSTRUCTOR CONTINUED THE GO AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES WHEN IT COULD NO LONGER CLIMB ABOVE THE RISING TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.