40.6163° N, 83.0635° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MARION MUNI (MNN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 12, 2000
Place
Marion, OH
Airport
Marion Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
CGELQ
Reported as
Amtr Windrose
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reported that shortly after being released by the tow plane, at 2,000 ft AGL, the glider got inverted and in a spin. The pilot parachuted to safety. The glider crashed in a field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER BEING RELEASED BY THE TOW PLANE, AT 2,000 FT AGL, THE GLIDER GOT INVERTED AND IN A SPIN. THE PILOT PARACHUTED TO SAFETY. THE GLIDER CRASHED IN A FIELD.