# Accident 20200301006099A: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, Brownsboro, AL, March 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brownsboro, AL
- Airport: Moontown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7472° N, 86.4608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7472&lon=-86.4608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N296BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296BA-2022-02-05) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,834 total, 295 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200301006099A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 UNDER AEROTOW TO ACCOMPLISH A PLANNED PREMATURE TERMINATION OF TOW FOR A TRAINING DEMONSTRATION.  THE TOW ROPE WAS RELEASED AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL AND THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A RIGHT TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9 RESULTING IN  A TAILWIND.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN FOR THE FINAL APPROACH, THE INSTRUCTOR LOST PITCH CONTROL AS THE GLIDER STALLED.   THE GLIDER IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST APPROXIMATELY 275 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## 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 ERA20CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA116), Mar 1, 2020: Let L 23 Super Blanik (N296BA), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain glider control and his exceedance of the glider's critical angle of attack while maneuvering in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N296BA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000904027519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000904027519I), Sep 4, 2000: Let L23SUPERBLAN (N296BA), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot's statement indicates that he misjudged his approach path and landed short of the runway by about 100 feet. Pilot was counseled and[privacy data…

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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