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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Let L23SUPERBLAN · Waller, TX · July 23, 2000

Date: July 23, 2000 · 15:10 local
Place: Waller, TX
Airport: Soaring Club Of Houston Glider
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N338BA
Reported as: Let L23SUPERBLAN
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 314 total45 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N338BARegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2002 · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIKS/N 998417 · Built 1999 Airframe modelLet L-23 SUPER BLANIK Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

(-23)On July 23, 2000 at approximately 1510 CDT, a glider aircraft, N338BA, make lat blanik 2, model Let-23-23 received minor damage when it went off the end of the runway impacting a hedge row. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight which departed and ended at Waller, Texas, airport identifier 89TA was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot was properly certificated. The weather at the time of the incident was VMC with storms and thunderstorms in the area. The pilot stated that he could not contact the airport by radio and could not determine wind direction. He further stated that he landed with a moderate to heavy quartering tail wind on a wet grass runway. (See pilot's statement). High winds with wet landing surface, blew the aircraft off the south end of the runway. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JULY 23, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 CDT, A GLIDER AIRCRAFT, N338BA, MAKE LAT BLANIK 2, MODEL LET-23-23 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY IMPACTING A HEDGE ROW. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED AND ENDED AT WALLER, TEXAS, AIRPORT IDENTIFIER 89TA WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VMC WITH STORMS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT CONTACT THE AIRPORT BY RADIO AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE LANDED WITH A MODERATE TO HEAVY QUARTERING TAIL WIND ON A WET GRASS RUNWAY. (SEE PILOT'S STATEMENT). HIGH WINDS WITH WET LANDING SURFACE, BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.