- Date
- May 31, 1987, 13:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Plymouth, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N99946Let L-13
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870531034979A
- Case key
- 31937
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt misread the altimeter by 1000 ft when the flt entered the initial point of the traffic pattern. He then began circling to dissipate alt & realized that the acft was low. He then proceeded downwind, turned base then final & landed hard buckling the wings & fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99946
- Reported as
- Let L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 025822
- Airframe hours
- 2,282
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tnple Niner Soaring Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 28, 1987 · 25 hours before
- Airport
- X04 · Orlando North, runway 15, 3,000 × 30 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 164 total · 6 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 22 nm away
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 N99946 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.