# Accident 20170930014259A: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, Hampshire, IL, September 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2017, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hampshire, IL
- Airport: Sky Soaring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1544° N, 88.5167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1544&lon=-88.5167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260BA-2019-03-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 452 total, 98 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA566) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170930014259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CAME IN FOR APPROACH TO 55LL ONTO RUNWAY 27 FROM THE EAST AND LANDED LONG ON THE RUNWAY. IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH AN AIRPLANE AND GLIDER HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE, PILOT TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY GOING THRU AN AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA AND FINALLY STRIKING A LARGE STORAGE CONTAINER ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FIELD WITH THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO REST AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA566), Sep 30, 2017: Let L 23 Super Blanik (N260BA), Hampshire, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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