CLERMONT, FL, USA
N36WW
Grob G102
The pilot was on approach for landing and prematurely deployed the speed brakes resulting in the glider descending short of the runway and colliding with trees.
On December 9, 2000, at about 1555 eastern standard time, a Grob G102, registered to Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal crashed short of Seminole Lake Gliderport (6FLO), Clermont, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The glider sustained substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from 6FLO about 1 hour before the accident. The pilot stated he was on approach for landing at 6FLO. He deployed the airbrakes too early and the glider collided with trees short of the runway.
The pilot's premature extension of the speed brakes on landing resulting in the glider colliding with trees short of the runway.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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