# Accident 19900526017879A: Let L13BLANIK, Oxford, MI, May 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1990, 15:05 local time
- Place: Oxford, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6902° N, 82.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6902&lon=-82.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9297Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9297Z-2004-03-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017879A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON ROUGH GLIDER STRIP BOUNCED AND GROUND LOOPED. SPOILERS NOT USED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA140), May 26, 1990: Let L-13 (N9297Z), Oxford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE GLIDER PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING ROLL. THE POORLY EXECUTED APPROACH TO LANDING, AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN…

## Other reports on N9297Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20010804026139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804026139A), Aug 4, 2001: N9297Z, Marlette, MI, No damage. (.19) On August 4, 2001, at 1515 eastern daylight time, a blanik L-13 glider, N9297Z, collided with a tree during an initial takeoff run at the Marlette…
- [Incident 19940806047669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940806047669I), Aug 6, 1994: Let L13BLANIK (N9297Z), Fowlerville, MI, Minor damage. Losing altitude. Tried for Fowlerville but had to land short in cornfield. Failed to obtain any thermals.
- [Incident 19930418016169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930418016169I), Apr 18, 1993: Let L13BLANIK (N9297Z), Richmond, MI. Student pilot landed at an off airport site on solo flight. Cause of landing not stated.

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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