ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144370
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| Date: | Monday 20 February 2012 |
| Time: | 08:05 |
| Type: | Grob G103A Twin II Acro |
| Owner/operator: | Hawaii Glider School |
| Registration: | N103SH |
| MSN: | 34051-K-281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dillingham Airfield, Oahu, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Oahu-Dillingham Airfield, HI (HDH/PHDH) |
| Oahu-Dillingham Airfield, HI (HDH/PHDH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing sequence, the student pilot pushed the control stick of the glider forward just before touchdown. This action resulted in the glider landing hard and bouncing about one foot back into the air. The student pilot then forced the glider onto the runway a second time, after which it bounced about five feet back into the air. In trying to recover from the second bounce, the student pilot forced the glider onto the runway a third time. When the glider again bounced back into the air, it pitched up to a degree such that the aft end of the fuselage contacted the asphalt runway. The student pilot then leveled the glider and allowed it to descend to the runway surface in a near level attitude. Both the composite tail boom and the composite vertical fin were cracked.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2012 09:55 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Mar-2012 18:28 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Apr-2012 17:56 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2012 17:57 | Geno | Updated [Date] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2023 21:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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