Blanik L-13 N310GM

Summary

On 11 August 2001 at about 18:50 local time, a Blanik L-13 registered N310GM was involved in an accident near Morgan, Utah, 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

11 August 2001 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Morgan, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Morgan County (42U)

Coordinates

41.0093, -111.6693

Aircraft

Blanik L-13

Registration

N310GM

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morgan → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN01LA143

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadvertent lowering of the flaps and her failure to extend the spoilers.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The glider was a little high as the pilot approached the airport for landing. She pulled the spoiler handle twice and heard what she thought was the sound of the spoilers deploying, but failed to verify it visually. She had actually pulled the flap handle. The glider overshot the runway and she elected to land on a road adjacent to the departure end of the runway. The right wing was severed when the glider struck a tree and ground looped. The empennage was also torn off. The pilot said the flap handle is next to the spoiler handle and they are identical in appearance. The flap handle was found unlocked and half deployed; the spoiler handle was stowed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.