# Accident 19920504013299A: Let L13BLANIK, Boynton Beach, FL, May 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Airport: Willis Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5099° N, 80.1491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5099&lon=-80.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99946, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99946-2018-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,171 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920504013299A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT ON LANDING APPROACH. UNABLE TO RECOVER. STRUCK TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA92LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA122), May 4, 1992: Let L-13 (N99946), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PREMATURE EXTENSION OF THE SPOILERS BY THE PILOT DURING APPROACH TO LAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AND IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A…

## Other reports on N99946 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960509014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960509014379I), May 9, 1996: Let L13BLANIK (N99946), Rexburg, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: student pilot was taking a private pilot glider practical test from FAA inspector. On the second and final landing of the practical test, as the…
- [Accident 19870531034979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531034979A), May 31, 1987: Let L13BLANIK (N99946), Plymouth, FL, Substantial damage. Misjudged altitude on final stretched glide and landed hard on the runway.

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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