# Incident 20050807021569I: Let L23SUPERBLAN, White Bear Tnsh, MN, August 7, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2005, 10:12 local time
- Place: White Bear Tnsh, MN
- Airport: Benson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N258BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (registry code 1360308, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-blanik) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L23SUPERBLAN
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050807021569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 07, THIS BLANIK L-23 WAS BEING TOWED TO FLIGHT AT 6MN9. AFTER TAKE-OFF ROLL THE TOW AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN INABILITY TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT POWER TO MAINTAIN A SUCCESSFUL TOW OPERATION. THE TOW AIRCRAFT THEN RADIOED PILOT OF BLANIK L-23. THE BLANIK PILOT REPORTS HEARING "I CAN'T MAKE, I CAN'T MAKE IT" FROM THE TOWER OPERATOR. WITH AN AVAILABLE LANDING OPPORTUNITY IN SIGHT THE BLANIK L-23 PILOT RELEASED THE TETHER FROM THE TOW AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IN THE PASTURE ADJACENT TO 6MN9. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO BLANIK L-23 COULD BE OBSERVED. DAMAGE PRIMARILY FOUND ON WING SURFACE. NOTE: PILOT OF BLANIK L-23 IS REGARDED AS ANCILLARY TO THE INCIDENT. TOW AIRCRAFT AND OPERATOR ARE VIEWED AS PRIMARY CAUSE.

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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