Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO N103SH accident near Dillingham, Hawaii

Probable cause

The student pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

NTSB analysis

During the landing sequence, the student pilot pushed the control stick of the glider forward just before touchdown. This action resulted in the glider landing hard and bouncing about one foot back into the air. The student pilot then forced the glider onto the runway a second time, after which it bounced about five feet back into the air. In trying to recover from the second bounce, the student pilot forced the glider onto the runway a third time. When the glider again bounced back into the air, it pitched up to a degree such that the aft end of the fuselage contacted the asphalt runway. The student pilot then leveled the glider and allowed it to descend to the runway surface in a near level attitude. Both the composite tail boom and the composite vertical fin were cracked.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR12CA134 for the full record.