# Accident 20020731018669A: Let L13BLANIK, Bozeman, MT, July 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7767° N, 111.1528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7767&lon=-111.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70741, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70741) (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)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731018669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES HE REQUESTED SOD TO FREE ACTIVE RUNWAY 30 AND LAND INTO THE WIND. HE PLANNED TO LAND SHORT AND WAS FORCED EVEN SHORTER WHEN HE REMOVED HIS HAND FROM THE SPOILERS TO ANSWER THE RADIO, WHEN THE SPOILERS AERODYNAMICALLY WENT TO FULL OPEN. AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET SHORT OF THE SOD RUNWAY AND 50 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRSPEED WAS SUFFICIENT TO CROSS 40 FOOT WIDE DITCH HITTING FAR SIDE 10 INCHES BELOW LIP OF 20 DEGREE GRADE FORCING AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE FOR 45 FEET.

## 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 SEA02LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA140), Jul 31, 2002: Blanik L-13 (N70741), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's improper in-flight planning decision and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Contributing to the accident were the inadvertent activation of the speed brakes, the…

## Other reports on N70741 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990617007149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990617007149A), Jun 17, 1999: N70741, Bozeman, MT, Substantial damage. Flight instructor stated that he took the controls from the student when an abrupt turn during the landing roll was necessary to avoid striking ground…

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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