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N103GH accident description

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Crash location 29.725278°N, 98.694722°W
Nearest city Boerne, TX
29.794664°N, 98.731970°W
5.3 miles away
Tail number N103GH
Accident date 15 Jun 2017
Aircraft type Burkhart Grob G103C
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The flight instructor of a glider report that, during landing, about 100 above the ground, a "a sink rate started to develop". He added that, he took over the flight controls and closed the spoilers. The glider impacted the airport perimeter fence and landed short of the runway, then slid into a culvert.

The glider sustained substantial damage to the empennage.

The flight instructor failed to submit the NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident/ Incident Report.

NTSB Probable Cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the glider landing short of the runway.

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