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September 22, 2018 · Grob G103 TWIN Astir TWIN Astir · N72EJ
Groveland, FL
Overview
Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 22, 2018
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 serious injury), 1 uninjured
Location
Groveland, FL
Aircraft
Grob G103 TWIN Astir TWIN Astir (1979)
Tail Number
N72EJ
Operator
Seminole Flying & Soaring
Injuries
Serious
Aircraft Damage
Minor
NTSB Number
ERA18TA267
The flight instructor and student pilot were conducting an instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that, during the landing, he told the student, “I have the flight controls”; however, the student did not relinquish them. As a result, the instructor was unable to control the glider, which resulted in a hard landing and the student pilot sustaining serious injuries.
NTSB Probable Cause
The student pilot's failure to relinquish the flight controls during landing when the flight instructor told him to do so, and the instructor’s subsequent inability to properly control the glider, which led to a hard landing.
Full Narrative
On September 22, 2018, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Grob G103 Twin Astir glider, N72EJ, sustained minor damage when it was involved in an accident in Groveland, Florida. The flight instructor was not injured, and the student pilot was seriously injured. The glider was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that, during landing, he told the student pilot, “I have the controls”; however, the student pilot did not relinquish them. The flight instructor added that he was unable to control the glider, which resulted in a hard landing and the student pilot sustaining serious injuries.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time15:00 EDT
Nearest AirportSeminole Lake (0nm E)
Runway36
Runway Length3000 ft
Runway Width200 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftGrob G103 TWIN Astir TWIN Astir
Tail NumberN72EJ
Aircraft CategoryGli
DamageMinor
OperatorSeminole Flying & Soaring
Operating RulePart 91
Engines0
Seats2
People & Injuries
Injury Summary1 injury (1 serious injury), 1 uninjured
Fatal0
Serious1
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total2
Crew 1Age 52 · First Class · None
Crew 2Age 55 · Third Class · Serious
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind100° @ 11 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point70 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time18:53
Weather SourceWFAC