# Accident 20170730010189A: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, Homestead, FL, July 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2017, 15:02 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.5022° N, 80.5414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5022&lon=-80.5414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304MG-2018-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (registry code 1360308, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-blanik) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L-23 SUPER BLANIK
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 20 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA477) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170730010189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING THE RENTED GLIDER IN THE PATTERN WITH A PASSENGER FRIEND.  HE ADVISED IN HIS STATEMENT THAT HE EXPERIENCED GUSTY WINDS AND A DOWNDRAFT WHILE ON BASE TO FINAL AND RAN OUT OF LIFT CAUSING HIM TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TOP OF NETTING AT A PLANT NURSERY.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE GLIDER UNHARMED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA477), Jul 30, 2017: Let L 23 Super Blanik (N304MG), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in the pilot landing short of the intended runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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