ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288162
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| Date: | Sunday 22 August 2010 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: | Grob G103A Twin II |
| Owner/operator: | Soar Minden, Inc. |
| Registration: | N794G |
| MSN: | 34007-K-240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minden, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minden-Douglas County Airport, NV (MEV/KMEV) |
| Minden-Douglas County Airport, NV (MEV/KMEV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot completed a one-hour local flight and entered the traffic pattern for the destination airport. He decided to maneuver the glider with a higher airspeed because of strong gusty wind and turbulence. With use of the airbrakes, he landed about 300 feet down the runway. The nosewheel touched down first and the glider bounced; then the tailwheel touched down and the glider bounced again. This cycle repeated twice despite the pilot's attempts to control it with elevator. The pilot was not aware that the glider sustained substantial damage to the empennage until he exited the cockpit.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate flare and bounced landing recovery technique that resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10CA422
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 2010 | N794G | Private | 0 | Minden, NV (KMEV) * | |
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| 04-Oct-2022 19:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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