# Incident 20030424006239I: Grob G103ATWINII, Marion, OH, April 24, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Marion, OH
- Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6163° N, 83.0635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARION MUNI (MNN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6163&lon=-83.0635&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030424006239I

## Narrative

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

(-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 PILOT OPERATION. THE TOW PILOT BEGAN TO TOW THE GLIDER ONCE THE GLIDER REACHED APPROXIMATELY 50 FT. IN THE AIR THE REAR CANOPY POPPED OPEN, THE PILOT (WILLIAM STOKES) CONTINUED UP TO 150FT RELEASED FROM THE TOW AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE REAR CANOPY CRACKED. SUSPECT CANOPY WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED.

## Other reports on N5448X (1)

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

- [Accident 19910717030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717030569A), Jul 17, 1991: Grob G103ATWINII (N5448X), Marion, OH, Substantial damage. Low and slow in gusty variable wind. Changed runway. Dragged wing. Ground looped. Slid sideways and broke up.

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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