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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Let L13BLANIK · Highland, IL · August 16, 2003

Date: August 16, 2003 · 10:45 local
Place: Highland, IL
Airport: Highland-Winet Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N302SL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA328
Reported as: Let L13BLANIK
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total5 in this make and model

N302SLRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2018 · Let L13 AC BLANIKS/N 026442 · Built 1975 Airframe modelLet L13 AC BLANIK Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Paquin stated that this was his first solo flight in a glider, and third flight that day. Mr. Paquin flew a normal traffic pattern and checked (extended and retracted) the spoilers on downwind. Mr. Paquin stated he was a little high on the base leg and slipped the glider to lose altitude. Mr. Paquin stated he touched down on the runway prior to the runway end, then bounced over a dirt birm and into the cornfield. The glider went slightly more than 1 fuselage length into the cornfield. Mr. Paquin stated he was not fatigued prior to the accident. Mr. Paquin stated he did not deploy the flaps for landing but was unsure whether he deployed the spoilers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. PAQUIN STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN A GLIDER, AND THIRD FLIGHT THAT DAY. MR. PAQUIN FLEW A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AND CHECKED (EXTENDED AND RETRACTED) THE SPOILERS ON DOWNWIND. MR. PAQUIN STATED HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH ON THE BASE LEG AND SLIPPED THE GLIDER TO LOSE ALTITUDE. MR. PAQUIN STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY END, THEN BOUNCED OVER A DIRT BIRM AND INTO THE CORNFIELD. THE GLIDER WENT SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 1 FUSELAGE LENGTH INTO THE CORNFIELD. MR. PAQUIN STATED HE WAS NOT FATIGUED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. MR. PAQUIN STATED HE DID NOT DEPLOY THE FLAPS FOR LANDING BUT WAS UNSURE WHETHER HE DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI03LA328Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHighland, ILThe pilot's failure to extend the spoilers and his inadvertent use of the flaps during final approach, which resulted in the proper touchdown point being exceeded due to excessive airspeed. A factor to the accident was the dirt mound.Aug 16, 2003 · Substantial damage