# Accident 20050728023929A: Let L33SOLO, Stanton, MN, July 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2005, 12:55 local time
- Place: Stanton, MN
- Airport: Carleton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4756° N, 93.0164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4756&lon=-93.0164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L 33 SOLO (registry code 1360309, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L33SOLO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 272 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050728023929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND, TURNED A SHORT BASE LEG. WINDS HAD SHIFTED FROM 180 DEGREES AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KTS FOR TAKEOFF TO APPROXIMATELY 225 DEGREES AND GUSTING ABOVE 15 KNOTS. AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW AS IT CAME OVRE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING STALLED CAUSING IT TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND GROUND LOOPED 180 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTING THE GROUND CAUSED THE SPAR TO BEND AND DAMAGE TO THE AILERON.

## 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 CHI05CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA255), Jul 28, 2005: Let L 33 Solo (N93205), Stanton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing due to the wind gusts. The wind gusts were 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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