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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grob G102 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N792G |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Whitwell, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE GLIDER PLT MADE AN OFF-ARPT LDG AFTER REALIZING THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE POINT. DURING LDG ROLLOUT ON UNEVEN TERRAIN, ONE OF THE WINGTIPS CONTACTED THE TERRAIN AND THE GLIDER GROUND-LOOPED.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: ATL88LA018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2009 07:30 | DColclasure | Added |
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