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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Let L23 · New Castle, VA · April 12, 1998

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Date
April 12, 1998 · 18:00 local
Place
New Castle, VA
Airport
New Castle International Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55BR
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD98LA046
Reported as
Let L23
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total24 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N55BRRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2013 · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIKS/N 928001 · Built 1992Airframe modelLet L-23 SUPER BLANIKEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing long. Pulled up to fly over trees but reveresed course. Stalled. Right wing hit. Glider cartwheeled. (.4)according to the student pilot, he had flown the glider for about an hour uneventfully. During the landing, he overshot runway 36 and tried to make a 180 degree turn, but the glider stalled, and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot said there was no mechanical malfunction with the glider, and during the approach, he had mistakenly pushed the dive brake lever full forward in an attempt to fully open the dive brakes. The airspeed had increased and he was half-way down the runway when he realized that he could not make a safe landing. (-23)pilot had to much speed and still airborne at the mid point of the runway. He pulled up to fly over trees at the end of the runway and decided to execute a 180 turn. The aircraft stalled, hitting the ground with the right wing tip which resulted ina cartwheel.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING LONG. PULLED UP TO FLY OVER TREES BUT REVERESED COURSE. STALLED. RIGHT WING HIT. GLIDER CARTWHEELED. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE HAD FLOWN THE GLIDER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR UNEVENTFULLY. DURING THE LANDING, HE OVERSHOT RUNWAY 36 AND TRIED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN, BUT THE GLIDER STALLED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE GLIDER, AND DURING THE APPROACH, HE HAD MISTAKENLY PUSHED THE DIVE BRAKE LEVER FULL FORWARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO FULLY OPEN THE DIVE BRAKES. THE AIRSPEED HAD INCREASED AND HE WAS HALF-WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE A SAFE LANDING. (-23)PILOT HAD TO MUCH SPEED AND STILL AIRBORNE AT THE MID POINT OF THE RUNWAY. HE PULLED UP TO FLY OVER TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO EXECUTE A 180 TURN. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, HITTING THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP WHICH RESULTED INA CARTWHEEL.

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 IAD98LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew Castle, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to reverse direction. A factor was his improper use of the speed brake.Apr 12, 1998 · Substantial damage