20031018031509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Let L13BLANIK · Erwin, NC · October 18, 2003

Date: October 18, 2003 · 12:00 local
Place: Erwin, NC
Airport: Harnett County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N48028
Reported as: Let L13BLANIK
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N48028Registration cancelled Sep 3, 2022 · Let BLANIK L-13S/N 026038 Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13 Engine modelNONENone

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was approaching to land on the grass "glider runway" adjacent to runway 5 at Harnett county, NC. While attempting the flare, the pilot realized he was not over the runway and banked to move over the centerline. In doing this, the left air brake caught an earth embankment which detached the cable attached to that control surface. Very minor skin damage was observed at the attach points of the air brake. An inspection of the aircraft revealed no other damage. The pilot currently holds a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land and sea. He is currently training for his glider rating and had a solo endorsement.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND ON THE GRASS "GLIDER RUNWAY" ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 5 AT HARNETT COUNTY, NC. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE FLARE, THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT OVER THE RUNWAY AND BANKED TO MOVE OVER THE CENTERLINE. IN DOING THIS, THE LEFT AIR BRAKE CAUGHT AN EARTH EMBANKMENT WHICH DETACHED THE CABLE ATTACHED TO THAT CONTROL SURFACE. VERY MINOR SKIN DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AT THE ATTACH POINTS OF THE AIR BRAKE. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO OTHER DAMAGE. THE PILOT CURRENTLY HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND SEA. HE IS CURRENTLY TRAINING FOR HIS GLIDER RATING AND HAD A SOLO ENDORSEMENT.