# Accident 19990710045949A: Let BLANIK L-13, Monroe, GA, July 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, GA
- Airport: Monroe-Walton County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7907° N, 83.7098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7907&lon=-83.7098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90842, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90842-2013-03-18) (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)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990710045949A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA193), Jul 10, 1999: Let Blanik L-13 (N90842), Monroe, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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