# Accident 20170805012789A: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB, Marion, OH, August 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2017, 16:13 local time
- Place: Marion, OH
- Airport: Marion Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6261° N, 83.1094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6261&lon=-83.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102BK-2024-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (registry code 1660106, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-club-astir-iiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170805012789A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA305), Aug 5, 2017: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib (N102BK), Marion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N102BK (1)

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

- [Accident 19860201024559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860201024559A), Feb 1, 1986: Grob G102ASTIR (N102BK), Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Disconnected tow rope on takeoff, turned to right. Skidded into a ditch. Thought something wrong with tow aircraft.

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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