Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK N260BA

Summary

On 30 September 2017 at about 20:30 local time, a Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK registered N260BA, operated by Sky Soaring Inc, was involved in an accident near Hampshire, Illinois, 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.

Date

30 September 2017 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hampshire, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Soaring (55LL)

Coordinates

42.1544, -88.5167

Aircraft

Let L 23 SUPER BLANIK

Registration

N260BA

Category

Glider

Year built

1993

Operator

Sky Soaring Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hampshire → Hampshire

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA566

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The glider pilot reported that, while in the base leg in the traffic pattern, the glider was "fast and too high." He added that, during the landing, he landed long, the glider ran off the end of the runway, and the left wing struck a storage trailer parked on the left. The glider sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The 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.