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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Glasfl H 301 LIBELLE · Blairstown, NJ · September 15, 2008

Date: September 15, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place: Blairstown, NJ
Airport: Blairstown
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1263
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA08CA194
Reported as: Glasfl H301LIBELLE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total40 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N1263Registered now · Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLES/N 78 · Built 1968 Airframe modelGlasflugel H 301 LIBELLE Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was landing at Blairstown Airport (1N7), Blairstown, new jersey. At the time of landing the winds were gusting at about 12 knots. Pilot was over the runway and wanted to keep his speed up for control ability of the glider. The glider was configured with the flaps down and speed brakes extended. Pilot reached over to retract the speed brakes but retracted the flaps causing the glider to loose lift and impact the runway. The tail section of the glider sustained a crack, no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING AT BLAIRSTOWN AIRPORT (1N7), BLAIRSTOWN, NEW JERSEY. AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE WINDS WERE GUSTING AT ABOUT 12 KNOTS. PILOT WAS OVER THE RUNWAY AND WANTED TO KEEP HIS SPEED UP FOR CONTROL ABILITY OF THE GLIDER. THE GLIDER WAS CONFIGURED WITH THE FLAPS DOWN AND SPEED BRAKES EXTENDED. PILOT REACHED OVER TO RETRACT THE SPEED BRAKES BUT RETRACTED THE FLAPS CAUSING THE GLIDER TO LOOSE LIFT AND IMPACT THE RUNWAY. THE TAIL SECTION OF THE GLIDER SUSTAINED A CRACK, NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA08CA194Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBlairstown, NJThe pilot's inadvertent retraction of flaps during the landing flare.Sep 15, 2008 · Substantial damage