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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Bend, OR · August 9, 2008

Date: August 9, 2008 · 14:30 local
Place: Bend, OR
Airport: Bend Municipal
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N62345
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08CA262
Reported as: Let L13BLANIK
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,126 total40 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N62345Registration cancelled Dec 6, 2012 · Let BLANIK L-13S/N 027012 · Built 1977 Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot conducting a local flight with a prospective club member landing short of runway 16 at Bend airport by approximately 0.5 miles. Pilot cited loss of thermals and increased downdrafts in the traffic pattern as factors in the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT CONDUCTING A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH A PROSPECTIVE CLUB MEMBER LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 16 AT BEND AIRPORT BY APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES. PILOT CITED LOSS OF THERMALS AND INCREASED DOWNDRAFTS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AS FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX08CA262Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBend, ORThe pilot's misjudged distance/altitude which resulted in an undershoot while on final approach to land. Factors contributing to the accident were the lack of thermal lift (sinking air), and the lack of suitable terrain for the off-airport landing.Aug 9, 2008 · Substantial damage