SERS · BURKHART GROB G 103 TWIN II · 2012-07-13 · Hilltown, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA12LA455
Event ID
20120716X31005
Type
Accident
Date
2012-07-13
Location
Hilltown, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.328334, -75.241668
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
BURKHART GROB
Model
G 103 TWIN II
Registration
N5448G
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The improper decision of the flight instructor receiving instruction to attempt a course reversal rather than land straight ahead following a simulated low-level rope break, and the inadequate remedial action of the flight instructor-in-command for allowing him to do so.