19961202042369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L23 · Bryan, TX · December 2, 1996

Date: December 2, 1996 · 15:45 local
Place: Bryan, TX
Airport: Coulter Field Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N290SB
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA054
Reported as: Let L23
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 642 total9 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N290SBRegistered now · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIKS/N 938029 Airframe modelLet L-23 SUPER BLANIK Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Downdraft on approach to glider port. Turned made downwind landing in a field. Wing hit post. Student glider pilot. (-23) pilot found himself too low on final. Not able to make runway due to power and telephone lines. Pilot elected to make off airport landing. Pilot landed downwind in a field where the right wing impacted a fence post causing substantial damage to the glider. No injury to pilot resulted.

As the FAA filed it

DOWNDRAFT ON APPROACH TO GLIDER PORT. TURNED MADE DOWNWIND LANDING IN A FIELD. WING HIT POST. STUDENT GLIDER PILOT. (-23) PILOT FOUND HIMSELF TOO LOW ON FINAL. NOT ABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY DUE TO POWER AND TELEPHONE LINES. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND IN A FIELD WHERE THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A FENCE POST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER. NO INJURY TO PILOT RESULTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBryan, TXthe pilot misjudged his distance and altitude during the landing approach. Factors relating to the accident were: the high obstructions (power lines), and subsequent tailwind during the forced landing.Dec 2, 1996 · Substantial damage