# Incident 20030816020609I: Let L13BLANIK, Highland, IL, August 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2003, 10:45 local time
- Place: Highland, IL
- Airport: Highland-Winet Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7792° N, 89.6406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7792&lon=-89.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302SL-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L13 AC BLANIK (registry code 1360312, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l13-ac-blanik) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816020609I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA328), Aug 16, 2003: Let L-13 Blanik (N302SL), Highland, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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