ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60834
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| Date: | Saturday 6 October 2007 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  LET L-13 Blaník |
| Owner/operator: | Orange County Soaring Association |
| Registration: | N510CS |
| MSN: | 025423 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1975 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hemet, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hemet, CA (HMT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot encountered a loss of lift during the latter part of the pattern and subsequently collided with the airport boundary fence on final approach. The pilot stated that during the downwind leg, he partially deployed the flaps, and partially opened the air brake. He encountered a significant loss of lift on the final leg, but could not recall whether he closed the air brake. A photograph taken immediately after the accident by the pilot's flight instructor showed the air brake to be open, with the flaps deployed. The pilot was checked out by his flight instructor to fly the L-13 glider earlier that day. The accident flight was his first solo flight in this glider type.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate due to his failure to close the air brake and/or partially retract the flaps during an encounter with lost lift on final approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20071029X01685&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 11:53 | DColclasure | Added |
| 10-Jun-2009 04:46 | David Colclasure | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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