Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR N4446W

Summary

On 5 July 2002 at about 18:00 local time, a Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR registered N4446W was involved in an accident near Unionville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 2002 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Unionville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Ridge Soaring Glideport (79N)

Coordinates

39.9008, -75.7404

Aircraft

Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR

Registration

N4446W

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unionville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD02LA071

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's evasive maneuver to avoid a collision with a departing airplane, which resulted in a landing short of the runway. A factor was the pilot's decision to land on the runway opposite the one in use.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a left downwind for runway 07, the glider pilot saw a tow plane and glider departing runway 25. The pilot had elected to land on runway 07 because it was the runway he had used to depart earlier, but the winds had changed and the runway in use at the time was runway 25. When he turned on to final approach, the pilot realized he was getting close to the tow plane, and ducked under it to avoid a collision. The glider landed short of the runway, into a field with crops, and subsequently went into a ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.