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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Let L 33 SOLO · Wakefield, VA · August 17, 2011

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Date
August 17, 2011 · 14:00 local
Place
Wakefield, VA
Airport
Garner
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N388BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA465
Reported as
Let L 33 Solo
Reported engine
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
630 total15 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N388BARegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Let L 33 SOLOS/N 010514 · Built 2001Airframe modelLet L 33 SOLOEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

The glider pilot could not maintain altitude due to "sink" in the area. He elected to land in a bean field. Upon touchdown, the left wing contacted the bean crop causing a ground loop and subsequent damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE GLIDER PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO "SINK" IN THE AREA. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A BEAN FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE BEAN CROP CAUSING A GROUND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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 ERA11CA465Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWakefield, VAThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, resulting in an off-airport landing.Aug 17, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N388BA · 1

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

Accident 20011003031879ADescent · Windsor, VA(-23) On October 3, 2001, about 1300L, N388BA, a Let-L33 solo glider was spinning down from 4000' when a small battery charger, a foreign object, that was left in the cockpit became lodged in the rudder controls. The pilot was unable to recover from the spin,…Oct 3, 2001 · Substantial damage