# Incident 19900314027359I: Let L13BLANIK, Tampa, FL, March 14, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68PE-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 87 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900314027359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GLIDER TOO FAR FROM RUNWAY ON FINAL, LANDED OFF FIELD. GROUND LOOPED INTO WATER.

## Other reports on N68PE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870314005989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870314005989A), Mar 14, 1987: Let L13BLANIK (N68PE), Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. The glider overshot the runway and hit a fence. The uncertificated Pilot confused the flaps with the spoiler handle

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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