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FAA incident report · Let L 33 SOLO · Bardstown, KY · August 22, 2004

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Date
August 22, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place
Bardstown, KY
Airport
Samuels Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N61BR
Reported as
Let L33SOLO
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
239 total1 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days
N61BRRegistered now · Let L 33 SOLOS/N 990505 · Built 1999Airframe modelLet L 33 SOLOEngine 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) During glider tow operations the canopy of the glider blew open. The pilot attempted to close the canopy but could not latch it and was forced to hold the canopy closed. The pilot was forced to make a landing on the hard surface runway without the use of spoilers. As the aircraft attempted to land during a fast approach the aircraft landed, flared, bounced and landed again. After exiting the aircraft the pilot noticed scuffing and a wrinkle in the fuselage skin.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING GLIDER TOW OPERATIONS THE CANOPY OF THE GLIDER BLEW OPEN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE CANOPY BUT COULD NOT LATCH IT AND WAS FORCED TO HOLD THE CANOPY CLOSED. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE A LANDING ON THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY WITHOUT THE USE OF SPOILERS. AS THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND DURING A FAST APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, FLARED, BOUNCED AND LANDED AGAIN. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT NOTICED SCUFFING AND A WRINKLE IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN.