# Accident 20000524036899A: Let L33SOLO, Waynesville, OH, May 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Waynesville, OH
- Airport: Caesar Creek Gliderport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5294° N, 84.0796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5294&lon=-84.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5711, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5711-2001-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L 33 SOLO (registry code 1360309, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L33SOLO
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000524036899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2000, ABOUT 1600 EDT, A LET L-33 SOLO (GLIDER), N5711, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT CAESAR CREEK GLIDERPORT (2OH9), WAYNESBILLE, OHIO. THE PILOT FAILED TO CORRECTLY EXECUTE THE FLAIR AND CONTROL THE SUBSEQUENT PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION THAT RESULTED IN EXCESS LOADS BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT'S STRUCTURE AND THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC00LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA147), May 24, 2000: Let L 33 Solo (N5711), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were gusty winds, and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model accident glider.

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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