19990710045949A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Let BLANIK L-13 · Monroe, GA · July 10, 1999

Date: July 10, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place: Monroe, GA
Airport: Monroe-Walton County Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N90842
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA193

N90842Registration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Let BLANIK L-13S/N 025630 · Built 1973 Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Instructor stated that the instructional flight departed under aero tow from Monroe airport and released at 2,000 feet MSL, with a broken cloud layer above them at 2,500 feet MSL. They made one 360 degree turn and headed back for the airport and entered on a base leg. Instructor then stated that they saw that they were not going to make the airport and landed in a field approximately 2,000 feet short of the runway, causing substantial damage to the glider as it impacted the ground in a high rate of sink with the spoilers deployed. Instructor took controls from the student on the base leg.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED UNDER AERO TOW FROM MONROE AIRPORT AND RELEASED AT 2,000 FEET MSL, WITH A BROKEN CLOUD LAYER ABOVE THEM AT 2,500 FEET MSL. THEY MADE ONE 360 DEGREE TURN AND HEADED BACK FOR THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED ON A BASE LEG. INSTRUCTOR THEN STATED THAT THEY SAW THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AND LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER AS IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A HIGH RATE OF SINK WITH THE SPOILERS DEPLOYED. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT ON THE BASE LEG.

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 MIA99LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonroe, GAthe pilot-in command's improper handling and inflight decisions resulting in an undershoot of the intended landing runway. The pilot-in-command then failed to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall and the right wingtip impacting the ground.Jul 10, 1999 · Substantial damage