Lithuanian Factory of LAK-12 N112LK
11 May 1996 · Woodbine, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 May 1996 at about 19:30 local time, a Lithuanian Factory of LAK-12 registered N112LK was involved in an accident near Woodbine, Maryland, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Woodbine, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Woodbine Gliderport (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 39.3308, -77.0597
- Aircraft
- Lithuanian Factory of LAK-12
- Registration
- N112LK
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD96LA083
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to fly with inadequate research of forecast weather.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that his weather information was what he had heard on a weather radio in the local area. When he took off there were strong winds with scattered to broken cumulus clouds in the area. Fifteen minutes after being released by the tow airplane, he noticed the 'black wall' of the cold front quickly approaching from the west. He started an immediate descent toward the field. During his approach to the field, he encountered severe turbulence and in order to avoid an extreme crosswind landing, he decided to land diagonally across the runway into the wind. Shortly before touchdown, the pilot encountered a sudden and severe down draft causing his head to hit and break the plexiglass canopy. The glider's right wing tip then hit the ground and the glider did a 360-degree 'ground-loop'.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lithuanian Factory of LAK-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1999 | Lithuanian Factory of LAK-12 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Lithuanian Factory of LAK 12 | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-38-112 | Salisbury, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1996 | Quicksilver SPRINT | Mt Airy, Maryland, United States | John F Harrison | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 RG | Union Bridge, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-32-260 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1996 | American AA-5 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |