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FAA accident report · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK · Clermont, FL · September 14, 2013

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Date
September 14, 2013 · 11:00 local
Place
Clermont, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N321BA
Reported as
Let L-23 Super Blanik
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N321BARegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2015 · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIKS/N 988407 · Built 1998Airframe 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.

On September 14, 2013, the blanik glider had an accident involving a student pilot landing on runway 36. During the landing roll out, the glider?s right wing struck a gazebo located off the east side of the runway. Seminole e lake gliderport did not notify the NTSB nor was this office notified. The extent of the damage of the glider at that time was yet to be determined. Information obtained via the student pilot is that, he confused the trim handle with the brake handle. This office required the gliderport to notify the orlando FSDO of the date and time the glider disassembly will occur so as FAA personnel can be present to determine the damage. A later visit deemed the glider unrepairable due to costs therefore, considered destroyed/scraped for parts.

The student pilot with little information known returned to japan without finishing his qualifications. The information provided via the gliderport is as follows; the student possesses a student cert/medical privacy data omitted and he stated that he was pulling on the trim handle instead of the brake handle. No further information is known to date and any corrective action cannot be initiated. The accident is closed with no further action.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2013, THE BLANIK GLIDER HAD AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A STUDENT PILOT LANDING ON RUNWAY 36. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, THE GLIDER?S RIGHT WING STRUCK A GAZEBO LOCATED OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SEMINOLE E LAKE GLIDERPORT DID NOT NOTIFY THE NTSB NOR WAS THIS OFFICE NOTIFIED. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE OF THE GLIDER AT THAT TIME WAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. INFORMATION OBTAINED VIA THE STUDENT PILOT IS THAT, HE CONFUSED THE TRIM HANDLE WITH THE BRAKE HANDLE. THIS OFFICE REQUIRED THE GLIDERPORT TO NOTIFY THE ORLANDO FSDO OF THE DATE AND TIME THE GLIDER DISASSEMBLY WILL OCCUR SO AS FAA PERSONNEL CAN BE PRESENT TO DETERMINE THE DAMAGE. A LATER VISIT DEEMED THE GLIDER UNREPAIRABLE DUE TO COSTS THEREFORE, CONSIDERED DESTROYED/SCRAPED FOR PARTS.

THE STUDENT PILOT WITH LITTLE INFORMATION KNOWN RETURNED TO JAPAN WITHOUT FINISHING HIS QUALIFICATIONS. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED VIA THE GLIDERPORT IS AS FOLLOWS; THE STUDENT POSSESSES A STUDENT CERT/MEDICAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING ON THE TRIM HANDLE INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE HANDLE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS KNOWN TO DATE AND ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION CANNOT BE INITIATED. THE ACCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.