Let BLANIK L-13 N53AS
24 May 2004 · Sparks, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 2004 at about 02:05 local time, a Let BLANIK L-13 registered N53AS was involved in an accident near Sparks, Nevada, United States. One person was 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 02:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparks, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Air Sailing Gliderport (NV23)
- Coordinates
- 39.8719, -119.7008
- Aircraft
- Let BLANIK L-13
- Registration
- N53AS
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sparks → Sparks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX04CA220
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's misjudged altitude, distance, and speed, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point, resulting in an overshoot of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A glider landed long and collided with high vegetation. While on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot noted that he was close to the runway. During final approach the glider was above the glide slope, and the pilot elected to deploy full spoilers and configure the glider in a forward slip. Despite his efforts to reduce altitude and airspeed, the pilot could not make the runway and landed the glider in sagebrush located past the end of the runway. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2004 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2005 | Let BLANIK L-13 | DeLand, Florida, United States | Mark D. Shugg | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Blair, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2002 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Lehi, Utah, United States | Brent Davis | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2002 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Morgan, Utah, United States | Morgan Valley Soaring | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2006 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2004 | Piper PA-38-112 | Jean, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 2004 | Robinson R22 BETA | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Silver State Helicopter | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2004 | Ams Flight CARAT A | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 2004 | Bellanca BL17-30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-28-180C | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2004 | Beechcraft V35 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Lee Morton | Serious injuries | - |