Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK N389BA
23 December 2017 · Clermont, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 December 2017 at about 16:00 local time, a Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK registered N389BA was involved in an accident near Clermont, Florida, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clermont, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seminole Lake (6FL0)
- Coordinates
- 28.4058, -81.8378
- Aircraft
- Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK
- Registration
- N389BA
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 2001
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Groveland → Groveland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, during the first solo landing, the glider was "not straight" for the flare, and she attempted to correct with right rudder. Subsequently, she overcorrected, and the glider veered right and struck a hangar. The glider sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2017 | Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK | Homestead, Florida, United States | N304MG LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2017 | Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | Sky Soaring Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 1 Mar 2020 | Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Huntsville Soaring Club | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2014 | Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK | Sylacauga, Alabama, United States | Central Alabama Soaring Association | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2014 | Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK | Warm Springs, Georgia, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2017 | Cessna 172S | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Piper PA28 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 2017 | Cessna 152 | Bonifay, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2017 | Cirrus SR22 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Aero Commander 200D | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2017 | Beechcraft B 60 | Duette, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |