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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Let L23 · Groveland, FL · November 30, 2002

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Date
November 30, 2002 · 16:30 local
Place
Groveland, FL
Airport
Seminole Lake Glideport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N41BW
Reported as
Let L23
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total70 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N41BWRegistered now · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIKS/N 917921Airframe modelLet L-23 SUPER BLANIKEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was attempting to land long on the runway to facilitate parking the glider. Pilot indicated that he deployed the dive brakes on base leg and then stowed the dive brakes in order to land further down the runway. Pilot indicated that he could not deploy the dive brakes on final. The dive brakes operated normally after the accident. Pilot indicated that he put the glider in a nose down position in order to avoid the trees at the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND LONG ON THE RUNWAY TO FACILITATE PARKING THE GLIDER. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DEPLOYED THE DIVE BRAKES ON BASE LEG AND THEN STOWED THE DIVE BRAKES IN ORDER TO LAND FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE COULD NOT DEPLOY THE DIVE BRAKES ON FINAL. THE DIVE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE PUT THE GLIDER IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION IN ORDER TO AVOID THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N41BW · 1

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

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