ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239113
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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 2020 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grob G-102 Club Astir IIIB |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3981A |
| MSN: | 5610CB |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mid-Way Regional Airport (JWY/KJWY), Ellis County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Midlothian/Waxahachie-Mid Way Regional Airport, TX (KJWY) |
| Midlothian/Waxahachie-Mid Way Regional Airport, TX (KJWY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated that the airspeed was too fast on final approach and the glider landed hard and bounced several times before it came to a stop. The glider sustained substantial damage to the front and rear bottom of the fuselage and rudder. The pilot landed the glider on runway 36 with wind gusts to 18 knots.
Probable Cause: The unstabilized landing approach in gusty wind conditions that resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20CA324
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3981A
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2020 14:04 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 08-Jul-2022 05:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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