Pilot Debrief

Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR near Groveland, FL — 2018-09-22

Final reportERA18TA267
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Date
2018-09-22
Location
Groveland, FL, USA
Airport
6FL0
Aircraft
Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR
Registration
N72EJ
Category
Glider
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

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.

NTSB narrative

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 coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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