Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB accident near Highland, Illinois, August 6, 2022
On August 6, 2022 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (glider), registered N424BG, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Highland, Illinois (Highland airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 2022 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Highland, Illinois · Highland · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB · all G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIBs on the register
- Registration
- N424BG · registry record · serial 5548CB
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that, during the return flight to the airport, the glider encountered a higher descent rate than he had expected and that the glider did not have sufficient altitude to reach the airport. During the forced landing into a corn field, the fuselage sustained substantial damage.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of lift during landing defining event
- Off-field or emergency landing during landing
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Temp/humidity/pressure › Thermal lifting › Effect on operation
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Terrain › Rough terrain › Contributed to outcome
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Altitude › Attain/maintain not possible
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 7,500 hours in all; 5 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days
- Last flight review: June 11, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,150 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 2022
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: St Louis Soaring Association INC
The flight
- Departed from: H07 Highland IL at 5:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18 /, 2,200 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,800 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observation at 12:56 pm from KBLV, 15 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KBLV 061756Z COR 18006KT 10SM SCT028 32/25 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T03190252 10319 20245 50000 $ COR 1838
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N424BG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN22LA370.