Let BLANIK L-13 N3209F

Summary

On 9 July 1999 at about 00:15 local time, a Let BLANIK L-13 registered N3209F was involved in an accident near Sylvania, Wisconsin, 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.

Date

9 July 1999 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sylvania, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Sylvania Airport (C89)

Coordinates

42.6996, -87.8896

Aircraft

Let BLANIK L-13

Registration

N3209F

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

CHI99LA220

Nobody was injured.

the misjudged planned approach and the evasive maneuver attempted by the pilot-in-command. A factor was the presence of trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) reported that she was demonstrating a landing approach in the glider without the use of dive-brakes. The CFI stated that that the glider landed long, and during the landing roll, it became evident that the aircraft would not stop before the end of the runway. The CFI reported that in order to avoid overrunning into a corn field at the end of the runway, she deployed the dive-brakes and turned the aircraft to the right towards an open flat field. The aircraft impacted between two trees on the right side of the runway. Inspection of the wreckage revealed no pre-accident flight control anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.