19971101040839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Jonesville, NC · November 1, 1997

Date: November 1, 1997 · 15:21 local
Place: Jonesville, NC
Airport: Swan Creek Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N65140
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA023
Reported as: Let L13BLANIK
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 226 total22 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N65140Registration cancelled Jun 17, 2023 · Let BLANIK L-13S/N 026358 · Built 1975 Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Became too low on final. Struck perimeter fence short of runway. Blamed high wind turbulence and high sink rate. (-23) instructor and student on training flight. Instructor stated the surface winds had increased after departure. The instructor failed to anticipate the wind and landed short of runway 20 at Swan Creek Airport and the right wing struck a barb wire fence that spans the approach end of the runway. No injuries, however the impact separated the right wing forward attach point, effectively totaling the aircraft. (Glider's assemble and disassemble).

As the FAA filed it

BECAME TOO LOW ON FINAL. STRUCK PERIMETER FENCE SHORT OF RUNWAY. BLAMED HIGH WIND TURBULENCE AND HIGH SINK RATE. (-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON TRAINING FLIGHT. INSTRUCTOR STATED THE SURFACE WINDS HAD INCREASED AFTER DEPARTURE. THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO ANTICIPATE THE WIND AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 20 AT SWAN CREEK AIRPORT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A BARB WIRE FENCE THAT SPANS THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE IMPACT SEPARATED THE RIGHT WING FORWARD ATTACH POINT, EFFECTIVELY TOTALING THE AIRCRAFT. (GLIDER'S ASSEMBLE AND DISASSEMBLE).

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 MIA98LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElkin, NCThe instructor's pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance, and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Unfavorable winds and a fence were contributing factors.Nov 1, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N65140 · 1

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

Incident 19881219068909IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Johnson City, TNAccidently applied flaps instead of speed brakes due to control positions. Aircraft ballooned and ran off runway.Dec 19, 1988 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK · Minor damage