# Accident 20060902026529A: Let L13BLANIK, Union, IL, September 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Union, IL
- Airport: Sky Soaring Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1542° N, 88.5114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1542&lon=-88.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12YA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12YA-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,350 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060902026529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENTERED DOWNWIND AT 800' AGL-NOTICED ABNORMAL SINK RATE 10 SECONDS AFTER TURNING DOWNWIND-CHOOSE TO "CUT IT SHORT" WITH A DISPLACED BASE LEG HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY ON DOWNWIND-DEPLOYED SPOILERS ON BASE-RETRACTED SPOILERS 100'- 200' AGL @ MINIMUM SINK-HAD DIFFICULTY RETRACTING SPOILERS DUE TO "HARD PUSH FORCE". ADVISED THIS GLIDER HAS FLAPS BUT AS A RULE DOES NOT USE FLAPS. ALSO ADVISED THIS GLIDER HAS RETRACTABLE GEAR AND AGAIN DOES NOT RETRACT THE GEAR AS A GENERAL RULE.

## 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 CHI06CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA252), Sep 2, 2006: Let Blanik L-13 (N12YA), Hampshire, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate approach for landing and his failure to attain a proper descent rate.

## Other reports on N12YA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730512013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512013849A), May 12, 1973: Let L13BLANIK (N12YA), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. Acft ops manual-best glide speed 47MPH.strong wind nml or hvy sink,add wind speed to glide speed.

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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