Let BLANIK L-13 N9295Z

Summary

On 6 August 2005 at about 20:32 local time, a Let BLANIK L-13 registered N9295Z was involved in an accident near Blair, Nebraska, 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

6 August 2005 at 20:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Blair, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

41.4181, -96.1136

Aircraft

Let BLANIK L-13

Registration

N9295Z

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Blair → Blair

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA232

Nobody was injured.

The low airspeed by the pilot and the inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The glider received substantial damage during a hard landing. The certified flight instructor (CFI), seated in the rear seat, stated that he took the front seat pilot on the flight and allowed him to land the airplane during the accident landing. The CFI stated that while over the runway, "the sink rate quickly increased dramatically to a rate too high for a normal touchdown." He stated that the front seat pilot applied full back stick and the nose came up arresting the sink rate "significantly." The tail wheel initially contacted the ground which was followed by the main wheels. The CFI stated that he noted that the dive brakes were partially extended and didn't know if they had been closed and then reopened during rollout or remained open during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.