Accident · 2018-09-22
What the record says
- Event date
- 2018-09-22
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR (N72EJ)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- SEMINOLE FLYING & SOARING INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc
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.
Source: NTSB case ERA18TA267Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor pilot flying | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 52 | Class 1 (2018-06-11) | 12,122 total · 2,000 in this make/model · 10,993 as PIC · 400 last 90 days |
| Student pilot | Student | None | 55 | Class 3 | 15 total · 12 in this make/model · 0 as PIC · 15 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.