# Accident 20010505009859A: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, Arlington, WA, May 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 48.1799° N, 121.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1799&lon=-121.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N265BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N265BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (registry code 1360308, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-blanik) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010505009859A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA01LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA091), May 5, 2001: Let L-23 (N265BA), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's improper decision to partially retract the spoilers while the student was attempting to land. Factors include a tailwind, wet grass, and a taxiway sign off the end of the…

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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