Let BLANIK L-13 N510CS
6 October 2007 · Hemet, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 October 2007 at about 21:00 local time, a Let BLANIK L-13 registered N510CS was involved in an accident near Hemet, California, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hemet, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hemet-Ryan (HMT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Let BLANIK L-13
- Registration
- N510CS
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hemet → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX08CA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate due to his failure to close the air brake and/or partially retract the flaps during an encounter with lost lift on final approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot encountered a loss of lift during the latter part of the pattern and subsequently collided with the airport boundary fence on final approach. The pilot stated that during the downwind leg, he partially deployed the flaps, and partially opened the air brake. He encountered a significant loss of lift on the final leg, but could not recall whether he closed the air brake. A photograph taken immediately after the accident by the pilot's flight instructor showed the air brake to be open, with the flaps deployed. The pilot was checked out by his flight instructor to fly the L-13 glider earlier that day. The accident flight was his first solo flight in this glider type.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2007 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Llano, California, United States | Henrich G Brigentoff | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2006 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2008 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Dansville, New York, United States | Finger Lakes Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2008 | Let BLANIK | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2008 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |