ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65915
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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 2001 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Grob G103 Twin Astir |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N140BG |
| MSN: | 33902-K-140 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3345 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ionia, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ionia, MI (Y70) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain. The pilot reported no injuries. The pilot stated, "Upon touch down the aircraft bounced, I closed the spoilers to save the landing, this caused an increase in speed, burning up available landing area. In forcing the aircraft to the ground, I caught the right wing-tip in tall grass causing the aircraft to ground loop. No injury to pilot was involved." The pilot stated that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance from the tall grass during his recovery from the bounced landing. A factor was the tall grass.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010717X01440&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 May 1992 | N140BG | Benz Aviation | 0 | Ionia, MI | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2009 07:25 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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