ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69443
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 September 2003 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Grob G102 Club Astir IIIB |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N424BG |
| MSN: | 5548CB |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3063 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Highland, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Highland, IL (H07) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider ground looped during an off-airport landing after contacting high vegetation. The pilot reported he encountered a strong and prolonged downdraft, which resulted in the glider not maintaining altitude. Because of the loss of altitude, the pilot elected to perform an off-airport landing. During landing, the wingtip of the glider contacted vegetation, which resulted in a ground loop and the glider impacted terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot encountering unsuitable terrain during an off-airport landing. A factor to the accident was the high vegetation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030930X01628&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 August 2022 | N424BG | St Louis Soaring Association Inc | 0 | Highland, IL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2009 03:23 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 19:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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