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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB · Marion, OH · August 5, 2017

Date: August 5, 2017 · 16:13 local
Place: Marion, OH
Airport: Marion Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N102BK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA305
Reported as: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N102BKRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2024 · Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIBS/N 5622CB · Built 1985 Airframe modelBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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At just after 4 pm on Saturday August 5, 2017 a grob glider N102BK departed kmnn (Marion Municipal Airport Ohio) under tow from runway 31. After lift off the aircraft was reported to have a high nose up pitch attitude and began to cause the tow plane to jerk its tail around. At this time witnesses on the ground from the glider club it was owned by noticed the aircraft spoilers were deployed. The tow plane pilot estimates the tow cable was released at around 150 feet AGL. It was released from the glider end. The glider then began a steep bank to the right where it struck a tree with the right wing. This spun the glider around and it impacted the ground facing the tree it had struck. The aircraft incurred substantial damage and the pilot has serious injuries including a fractured pelvis, sacrum, ribs and internal bleeding.

As the FAA filed it

AT JUST AFTER 4 PM ON SATURDAY AUGUST 5, 2017 A GROB GLIDER N102BK DEPARTED KMNN (MARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT OHIO) UNDER TOW FROM RUNWAY 31. AFTER LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE A HIGH NOSE UP PITCH ATTITUDE AND BEGAN TO CAUSE THE TOW PLANE TO JERK ITS TAIL AROUND. AT THIS TIME WITNESSES ON THE GROUND FROM THE GLIDER CLUB IT WAS OWNED BY NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT SPOILERS WERE DEPLOYED. THE TOW PLANE PILOT ESTIMATES THE TOW CABLE WAS RELEASED AT AROUND 150 FEET AGL. IT WAS RELEASED FROM THE GLIDER END. THE GLIDER THEN BEGAN A STEEP BANK TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING. THIS SPUN THE GLIDER AROUND AND IT IMPACTED THE GROUND FACING THE TREE IT HAD STRUCK. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT HAS SERIOUS INJURIES INCLUDING A FRACTURED PELVIS, SACRUM, RIBS AND INTERNAL BLEEDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA305Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarion, OHThe pilot’s failure to follow the before takeoff checklist, which resulted in an improper takeoff configuration and subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain during a departure climb.Aug 5, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N102BK · 1

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

Accident 19860201024559ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Fremont, CADisconnected tow rope on takeoff, turned to right. Skidded into a ditch. Thought something wrong with tow aircraft.Feb 1, 1986 · Reported as Grob G102ASTIR · Substantial damage