- Date
- August 28, 1977
- Place
- Waverly, CO · WAVERLY, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N666FBBlanik L-13
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770828034119A
- Case key
- 145433
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3522 77/8/28 NR.WAVERLY,CO BLANIK L-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 197 TIME - 1245 N666FB PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAVERLY WEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAVERLY,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT STATED UNABLE TO FULLY ACTIVATE DIVE BRAKES ON FINAL. GROUND CHECKED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N666FB
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waverly West
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.