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FAA incident report · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK · Freehold, NY · May 28, 2011

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Date
May 28, 2011 · 17:40 local
Place
Freehold, NY
Airport
Freehold
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N815S
Reported as
Let L-23 Super Blanik
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N815SRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2012 · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIKS/N 938015 · Built 1993Airframe modelLet L-23 SUPER BLANIKEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Glider pilot statement:glider pilot states that shortly after takeoff(glider tow), turbulence was encountered, then towplane experienced engine trouble. Towplane started to turn around and return to the airport, and was not climbing well. After turning 180 degrees, glider pilot released from towplane and both pilots were trying to make room for each other to land. Glider pilot stated that he experienced an extreme sink rate and realized he was not going to make the airport and leveled out and stalled into the trees. Aircraft came to rest appoximately 50 feet in the air pointing straight down, hanging by the tail. Piot was assisted to the ground by local rescue personnel. Towplane pilot statement:shortly after take off, encountered moderate turbulence, and engine had a power surge/ lost power. This happened a couple of times. Main concern was to turn 180 degrees and get back to the airport. After getting turned around realized glider had left and climbed to give glider room to get to airport. Towplane was running properly at this point. Saw a glider on the ground and thought that might be the one just landed. Landed towplane and put it away. Then realized glider did not make the airport.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER PILOT STATEMENT:GLIDER PILOT STATES THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF(GLIDER TOW), TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED, THEN TOWPLANE EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE. TOWPLANE STARTED TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, AND WAS NOT CLIMBING WELL. AFTER TURNING 180 DEGREES, GLIDER PILOT RELEASED FROM TOWPLANE AND BOTH PILOTS WERE TRYING TO MAKE ROOM FOR EACH OTHER TO LAND. GLIDER PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME SINK RATE AND REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AND LEVELED OUT AND STALLED INTO THE TREES. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPOXIMATELY 50 FEET IN THE AIR POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN, HANGING BY THE TAIL. PIOT WAS ASSISTED TO THE GROUND BY LOCAL RESCUE PERSONNEL. TOWPLANE PILOT STATEMENT:SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE, AND ENGINE HAD A POWER SURGE/ LOST POWER. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES. MAIN CONCERN WAS TO TURN 180 DEGREES AND GET BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER GETTING TURNED AROUND REALIZED GLIDER HAD LEFT AND CLIMBED TO GIVE GLIDER ROOM TO GET TO AIRPORT. TOWPLANE WAS RUNNING PROPERLY AT THIS POINT. SAW A GLIDER ON THE GROUND AND THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE THE ONE JUST LANDED. LANDED TOWPLANE AND PUT IT AWAY. THEN REALIZED GLIDER DID NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT.

Other reports on N815S · 1

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

Incident 19941030041139ILevel Off Touchdown · Stillwater, OKTurned base and final too soon. Too high for sod strip. Landed in adjacent field. Damaged right wing.Oct 30, 1994 · Minor damage