# Accident 20021130036229A: Let L23, Groveland, FL, November 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Airport: Seminole Lake Glideport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6429° N, 81.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6429&lon=-81.7945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41BW) (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)
- Reported make and model: LET L23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 70 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021130036229A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N41BW (1)

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

- [Incident 20150815015179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150815015179I), Aug 15, 2015: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (N41BW), Brandon, MS, Minor damage. Instructional flight. Student in front seat. Instructor had controls for landing. After clearing object on the end of runway (parked glider) the aircraft was…

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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