ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69368
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| Date: | Saturday 29 April 1995 |
| Time: | 16:05 LT |
| Type: |  LET L-23 Super Blanik |
| Owner/operator: | Harald W. Behrend |
| Registration: | N152AT |
| MSN: | 917924 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 100 hours |
| Engine model: | FAIRCHILD%20RANGER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spartanburg, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSPA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GLIDER WAS NOT GAINING SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TOW PLANE PILOT RELEASED THE GLIDER, AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. DUE TO OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE GLIDER INTO AN OPEN AREA. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST, AND THE GLIDER GROUND LOOPED. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE RESULTED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS EXITING THE GLIDER, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEED BRAKES WERE IN THE DEPLOYED POSITION, WHICH CORRELATED WITH THE POSITION OF THE SPEED BRAKE HANDLE.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent use speed brakes during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA093
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2009 21:00 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Feb-2020 15:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Nature] |
| 09-Apr-2024 15:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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