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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK · Sylacauga, AL · August 17, 2014

Date: August 17, 2014 · 15:20 local
Place: Sylacauga, AL
Airport: Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N266SE
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA391
Reported as: Let L-23 Super Blanik
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 32 total6 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N266SERegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIKS/N 938107 Airframe modelLet L-23 SUPER BLANIK

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What happened

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

During the approach to land at the Sylacauga, Alabama airport (scd), a student pilot allowed the aircraft to enter a steep spin to the right; the aircraft seemed to recover from the spin with a nose up attitude; aircraft stalled and immediately entered a spin to the right; aircraft made two full rotations to the right in a vertical attitude before impacting a tree and then the ground.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND AT THE SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA AIRPORT (SCD), A STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STEEP SPIN TO THE RIGHT; THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN WITH A NOSE UP ATTITUDE; AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMMEDIATELY ENTERED A SPIN TO THE RIGHT; AIRCRAFT MADE TWO FULL ROTATIONS TO THE RIGHT IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE BEFORE IMPACTING A TREE AND THEN THE GROUND.

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 ERA14LA391Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSylacauga, ALThe student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to properly assess her physical condition prior to conducting the flight.Aug 17, 2014 · Substantial damage