# Accident 19920725027299A: Grob G103ATWINII, Knoxville, TN, July 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1992, 15:12 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9810° N, 83.8000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9810&lon=-83.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2135R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2135R-1994-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (registry code 1660202, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103ATWINII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 733 total, 3 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920725027299A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY PULLED TOW RELEASE WHILE BEING TOWED AT 150 FT AGL. UNABLE RETURN. LANDED OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 MIA92LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA153), Jul 25, 1992: Burkhart Grob G103 (N2135R), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY INSTRUCT THE PASSENGER ON AIRCRAFT CONTROLS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY RELEASING THE TOW CABLE AS THE GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED…

## Other reports on N2135R (1)

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

- [Accident 19860608023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608023199A), Jun 8, 1986: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N2135R), Benton, TN, Substantial damage. Experienced a high sink rate after turning final. Struck a telephone wire,then the ground. Heavy rains in vicinity.

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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