- Date
- May 26, 1990, 15:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Oxford, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9297ZLet L-13
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900526017879A
- Case key
- 14678
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Probable cause
The glider pilot's failure to maintain adequate aircraft control during the touchdown and landing roll. The poorly executed approach to landing, and rough/uneven terrain were contributing factors in this accident.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The glider pilot stated that he made his approach to the landing area with flaps, a configuration he was not very familiar with; as a result, he misjudged the approach and landed long. The landing strip was described as hilly with rough/uneven terrain, and it was soft in spots from recent rains. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, he encountered a 'sharp bump . . . A sideways motion, the left wing went down and the ship ground looped.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9297Z
- Reported as
- Let L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 026505
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vultures, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE · Oxford, MI
- Airport
- runway 27, 3,800 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 98 total · 60 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9297Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.