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CEN20CA324

2020-07-30 · Midlothian, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JWY

Current FAA registration · N3981A

Make / Model
BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB
Year of manufacture
1983 · 37 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19830725
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4A2FD

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The unstabilized landing approach in gusty wind conditions that resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

Factual narrative

The student pilot stated that the airspeed was too fast on final approach and the glider landed hard and bounced several times before it came to a stop. The glider sustained substantial damage to the front and rear bottom of the fuselage and rudder. The pilot landed the glider on runway 36 with wind gusts to 18 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Airspeed-Not attained/maintained
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Effect on operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2020_CEN20CA324.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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