# Incident 19970909029489I: Let L13BLANIK, Driggs, ID, September 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Driggs, ID
- Airport: Tetonpeaks/Driggs Municipal/Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7298° N, 111.1050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Driggs, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7298&lon=-111.1050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11PX-2003-09-23) (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: 215 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970909029489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 21 AT DRIGGS, IDAHO, THE GLIDER EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT AND LANDED HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR MOUNT AND LANDING GEAR. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

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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