# NTSB LAX81DUG44: Molino PIK-20, N96128, Hemet, CA, August 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1981
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2325   81/8/9    HEMET,CA            MOLINO OY PIK-20    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 248
        TIME - 1340                    N96128              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SPLIT FLAPS DRG LNDG APCH.HIT STACK OF IRRIGATION PIPE.FND L FLAP CTL DSCNCTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96128](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96128), registered now, S/N 20146C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOLINO OY PIK-20
- Registry model: [Molino PIK-20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/molino-pik-20b) (registry code 5760104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hemet Ryan

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810809048549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048549A), Aug 9, 1981: Eirvon PIK20B, Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Glider pilot crashed during landing approach. Pilot assembled flap system incorrectly causing split flaps.

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.

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