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N308BG accident description

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Crash location 28.405833°N, 81.840833°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Clermont, FL
28.549445°N, 81.772854°W
10.7 miles away
Tail number N308BG
Accident date 17 Sep 2009
Aircraft type Burkhart Grob G-103A Twi
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The certificated flight instructor and his student were on approach, in a glider. The student was attempting to make a no-airbrake landing. While on approach, the student was using a forward slip to correct the altitude. The instructor reported that his student’s aggressive control inputs made the aircraft too slow and too low to reach the airfield. The instructor took over the controls and decided to make an off field landing. While landing, the glider’s right wing impacted tall grass. The flight instructor reported that the aircraft ground looped to the right causing substantial damage to the rudder and empennage. Neither the flight instructor nor the student reported any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action resulting in an off-airfield landing and ground loop.

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