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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Let BLANIK L-13 · Crawford, CO · July 14, 2009

Date: July 14, 2009
Place: Crawford, CO
Airport: Crawford
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N90860
Reported as: Let BLANIKL13
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total80 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N90860Registered now · Let BLANIK L-13S/N 025716 · Built 1973 Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While attempting to takeoff during an instructional glider flight aircraft veered off the runway, hiting a bush, and fence post. The pilot stated that he had lined up left of centerline to avoid a drop off on the left side of the runway. Pilot stated that on initial rollout aircraft veered right, pilot corrected and brought aircraft back towards the centerline. Pilot stated that at this time left full rudder was required to maintain straight directional control. At approximately 100' aircraft veered to the right again, the instructor disconnected from the tow plane, and departed the runway at approximately 130'. Glider impacted a bush and then a fence post before stopping. Post crash inspection of the area revealed a section of dense alfalfa grass mixed in with regular grass approximately 10-30 feet from the runway edge that the glider wing usually travels over or through. A possible reason for affecting this flight include the lining up right of the center of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL GLIDER FLIGHT AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, HITING A BUSH, AND FENCE POST. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LINED UP LEFT OF CENTERLINE TO AVOID A DROP OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT ON INITIAL ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, PILOT CORRECTED AND BROUGHT AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE CENTERLINE. PILOT STATED THAT AT THIS TIME LEFT FULL RUDDER WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AGAIN, THE INSTRUCTOR DISCONNECTED FROM THE TOW PLANE, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 130'. GLIDER IMPACTED A BUSH AND THEN A FENCE POST BEFORE STOPPING. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AREA REVEALED A SECTION OF DENSE ALFALFA GRASS MIXED IN WITH REGULAR GRASS APPROXIMATELY 10-30 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE THAT THE GLIDER WING USUALLY TRAVELS OVER OR THROUGH. A POSSIBLE REASON FOR AFFECTING THIS FLIGHT INCLUDE THE LINING UP RIGHT OF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N90860 · 1

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

Incident 19911002047479IDescent · Telluride, COGlider lost altitude on release from tow on maneuvering the tow rope from tow plane hit glider. Landed safely.Oct 2, 1991 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK · Minor damage