Let BLANIK L-13 N90842
10 July 1999 · Monroe, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1999 at about 18:00 local time, a Let BLANIK L-13 registered N90842 was involved in an accident near Monroe, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monroe, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monroe Walton County (D73)
- Coordinates
- 33.7907, -83.7098
- Aircraft
- Let BLANIK L-13
- Registration
- N90842
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA99LA193
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot-in command's improper handling and inflight decisions resulting in an undershoot of the intended landing runway. The pilot-in-command then failed to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall and the right wingtip impacting the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider landed in a filed north of the runway about 2,000 feet short of the intended touchdown point. According to the Certified flight instructor (CFI), pilot-in-command, the aircraft entered a left base for runway 21, and turned final about 3-4,000 feet from the runway, at an altitude of about 800 agl. He instructed the student pilot to deploy the spoilers in order to get down to glideslope, and maintained pattern speed of 50 knots. The CFI took control of the glider. He said the glider started to sink fast, and the airspeed was 43 knots. The spoilers were closed, but the CFI said, '...we were too low to make the runway...I made a descending right turn while deploying the spoilers and slowing...the only option was a small pasture less then 300 feet long with...trees at the far end and a ditch...I stalled at about 2-3 feet above the ground with the right wing slightly down, still turning. The plane pivoted around the right wing tip and stopped in about 60 feet.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1999 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Perry, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1999 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Barstow, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1999 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | Sammie V. Wood | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1999 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Sylvania, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1998 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Prescott Valley, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1998 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Hempstead, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1999 | Cessna 551 | Cordele, Georgia, United States | William McMahan | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1999 | Cessna 182P | Summerville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1999 | Cessna 152 | Cornelia, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1999 | Luscombe 8E | Dahlonega, Georgia, United States | Chester Thurston | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1999 | Bell OH-13H/M74A | Sparta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Beechcraft 77 | Dawson, Georgia, United States | Michael C. Stern | No injuries | - |