ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69447
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| Date: | Saturday 11 August 2001 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  LET L-13 Blaník |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N310GM |
| MSN: | 025730 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3228 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morgan, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Morgan, UT (42U) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider was a little high as the pilot approached the airport for landing. She pulled the spoiler handle twice and heard what she thought was the sound of the spoilers deploying, but failed to verify it visually. She had actually pulled the flap handle. The glider overshot the runway and she elected to land on a road adjacent to the departure end of the runway. The right wing was severed when the glider struck a tree and ground looped. The empennage was also torn off. The pilot said the flap handle is next to the spoiler handle and they are identical in appearance. The flap handle was found unlocked and half deployed; the spoiler handle was stowed.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent lowering of the flaps and her failure to extend the spoilers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010814X01686&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2009 05:09 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Jul-2013 06:11 | CAPTAIN | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 12:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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