# Accident 19910717030569A: Grob G103ATWINII, Marion, OH, July 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1991, 13:40 local time
- Place: Marion, OH
- Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5800° N, 83.1201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5800&lon=-83.1201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5448X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5448X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II (registry code 1660203, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103-twin-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103ATWINII
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,526 total, 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717030569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW AND SLOW IN GUSTY VARIABLE WIND. CHANGED RUNWAY. DRAGGED WING. GROUND LOOPED. SLID SIDEWAYS AND BROKE UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA225), Jul 17, 1991: Burkhart Grob G103B (N5448X), Marion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO CHANGE LANDING RUNWAYS WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A DRAGGED WING AND GROUND LOOP.

## Other reports on N5448X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030424006239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030424006239I), Apr 24, 2003: Grob G103ATWINII (N5448X), Marion, OH, Minor damage. (-23) On April 23rd, 2003 pilot william stokes prepared to take a glider flight from Marion Municipal Airport (mnn). The pilot was in the front seat single…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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