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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK · Arlington, WA · May 5, 2001

Date
May 5, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place
Arlington, WA
Airport
Arlington Municipal Airport
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N265BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA01LA091

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What happened

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

(-23)Flight instructor was acting as PIC for a new club member who holds a glider certificate from poland but does not hold a us pilot certificate. During landig the pilots failed to observe a wind change and landed with a quartering tailwind on the wet grass runway. This caused a loss of directional control and the left wing hit a sign.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS ACTING AS PIC FOR A NEW CLUB MEMBER WHO HOLDS A GLIDER CERTIFICATE FROM POLAND BUT DOES NOT HOLD A US PILOT CERTIFICATE. DURING LANDIG THE PILOTS FAILED TO OBSERVE A WIND CHANGE AND LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND ON THE WET GRASS RUNWAY. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE LEFT WING HIT A SIGN.

NTSB investigation

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