# Accident 19961202042369A: Let L23, Bryan, TX, December 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Bryan, TX
- Airport: Coulter Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7999° N, 96.3094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7999&lon=-96.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (registry code 1360308, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-blanik) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 642 total, 9 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961202042369A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA054), Dec 2, 1996: Let L23 (N290SB), Bryan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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