19990708008529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Sturtevant, WI · July 8, 1999

Date
July 8, 1999 · 19:15 local
Place
Sturtevant, WI
Airport
Sylvania Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3209F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA220
Reported as
Let L13BLANIK
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,060 total15 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(Tty) student pilot was receiving instruction on a no-flap, no dive brake landing and realized the acft was too fast, and the acft struck 2 trees on the side of the rwy, both wings sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on July 8, 1999, at 1915 central daylight time, a Let blanik L-13, N3209F, piloted by a commercial flight instructor, received substantial damage during an on-ground collision with two trees while landing on runway 26R (2,360 feet by 120 feet, dry/turf) at the Sylvania Airport, Sylvania, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The local instructional flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and dual student reported no injuries. The flight departed the Sylvania Airport at 1845 and was landing at the time of the accident. The CFI reported that she was demonstrating a landing approach without the use of dive-brakes. The CFI stated that that the glider landed long and during the landing roll it became evident that the aircraft would not stop before the end of the runway. The CFI reported that in order to a void overrunning into a corn field, at the end of the runway, she deployed the dive-brakes, and turned the aircraft to the right towards an open flat field. The aircraft impacted between two trees on the right side of the runway. (-23)while demonstating a no flap/no dive break landing, flight instructor misjudged final approach. A/c speed was excessive resulting in a runway over run. A/c contacted two trees sustaining substantial damage to both wings and fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(TTY) STUDENT PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION ON A NO-FLAP, NO DIVE BRAKE LANDING AND REALIZED THE ACFT WAS TOO FAST, AND THE ACFT STRUCK 2 TREES ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY, BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JULY 8, 1999, AT 1915 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A LET BLANIK L-13, N3209F, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH TWO TREES WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 26R (2,360 FEET BY 120 FEET, DRY/TURF) AT THE SYLVANIA AIRPORT, SYLVANIA, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND DUAL STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE SYLVANIA AIRPORT AT 1845 AND WAS LANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CFI REPORTED THAT SHE WAS DEMONSTRATING A LANDING APPROACH WITHOUT THE USE OF DIVE-BRAKES. THE CFI STATED THAT THAT THE GLIDER LANDED LONG AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT STOP BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE CFI REPORTED THAT IN ORDER TO A VOID OVERRUNNING INTO A CORN FIELD, AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, SHE DEPLOYED THE DIVE-BRAKES, AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS AN OPEN FLAT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED BETWEEN TWO TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (-23)WHILE DEMONSTATING A NO FLAP/NO DIVE BREAK LANDING, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MISJUDGED FINAL APPROACH. A/C SPEED WAS EXCESSIVE RESULTING IN A RUNWAY OVER RUN. A/C CONTACTED TWO TREES SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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