ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68324
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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1998 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  LET L-23 Super Blaník |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Ridge Soaring Society |
| Registration: | N55BR |
| MSN: | 928001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 451 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming%20O-290 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Castle, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , VA (VA85) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, he had flown the glider for about an hour uneventfully. During the landing, he overshot runway 36 and tried to make a 180 degree turn, but the glider stalled, and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot said there was no mechanical malfunction with the glider, and during the approach, he had mistakenly pushed the dive brake lever full forward in an attempt to fully open the dive brakes. The airspeed had increased and he was half-way down the runway when he realized that he could not make a safe landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to reverse direction. A factor was his improper use of the speed brake.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD98LA046
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2009 09:53 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Feb-2020 15:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Nature, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 13:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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