ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69467
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| Date: | Sunday 1 March 1992 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grob G103 Twin Astir |
| Owner/operator: | Osprey Soaring School, Inc. |
| Registration: | N94BG |
| MSN: | 3652 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 560 hours |
| Engine model: | ALLISON%20250C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boerne, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE GLIDER PILOT REPORTED NOT FINDING LIFT SEVERAL MILES TO THE WEST OF THE AIRSTRIP. UPON REACHING 1,500 FEET AGL AND DESCENDING, HE ELECTED TO PROCEED TOWARD THE AIRFIELD LOCATED TO THE EAST OF HIS POSITION. HE ESTABLISHED 55 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED AND DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FEET ABOVE THE TREES. AFTER CLEARING THE TREES HE MADE AN AGGRESSIVE RIGHT BANKING TURN TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY 17. DURING THE ROLL OUT THE GLIDER STALLED. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GRASS TERRAIN FOLLOWED BY THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE BY GETTING TOO LOW AND SLOW AND BANKING TOO STEEPLY DURING THE TURN WHILE LANDING.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND INADVERTENTLY STALLING THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH AND HIS ABRUPT AIRCRAFT HANDLING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA079
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 October 1993 | N94BG | Osprey Soaring School | 0 | San Antonio, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2009 10:19 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 08:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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