Burkhart Grob G-103A TWI N308BG

Summary

On 17 September 2009 at about 14:25 local time, a Burkhart Grob G-103A TWI registered N308BG, operated by Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc, was involved in an accident near Clermont, Florida, 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

17 September 2009 at 14:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Clermont, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Seminole Lake Gliderport (6FL0)

Coordinates

28.4058, -81.8408

Aircraft

Burkhart Grob G-103A TWI

Registration

N308BG

Category

Glider

Operator

Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clermont → Clermont

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA525

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action resulting in an off-airfield landing and ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated flight instructor and his student were on approach, in a glider. The student was attempting to make a no-airbrake landing. While on approach, the student was using a forward slip to correct the altitude. The instructor reported that his student’s aggressive control inputs made the aircraft too slow and too low to reach the airfield. The instructor took over the controls and decided to make an off-field landing. While landing, the glider’s right wing impacted tall grass. The flight instructor reported that the aircraft ground looped to the right causing substantial damage to the rudder and empennage. Neither the flight instructor nor the student reported any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.