Accident Grob G102 Astir CS 77 N155SS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70963
 
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Date:Sunday 12 June 1983
Time:14:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic g102 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grob G102 Astir CS 77
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N155SS
MSN: 1722
Total airframe hrs:520 hours
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Chuluota, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE WAS AIRBORNE FOR 40 MIN, HE WAS FORCED TO TERMINATE THE FLT DUE TO THE APCH OF A SEVERE RAIN SHOWER. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE ACFT WAS ON A FINAL APCH TO RWY 11, A SINK RATE DEVELOPED THAT HE COULD NOT ARREST. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STRUCK TREES APRX 100 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT RAIN STARTED FALLING AS HE EXITED THE ACFT. HE ATTRIBUTED THE SINK TO TURBULENCE FROM THE APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM.



Sources:

NTSB Identification: MIA83LA157

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jan-2010 04:22 DColclasure Added
22-Sep-2011 15:09 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Narrative]
21-Dec-2016 19:25 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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