Aviation Accident Summary CHI85LA247

GREGORY, MI, USA

Aircraft #1

N14420

LET L-13

Analysis

THE GLIDER LANDED IN TREES AFTER THE SPOILER 'POPPED' OPEN IN FLT DURING A TOWED TAKEOFF. THE TOW PLANE RELEASED THE GLIDER AT 300 FT AGL AFTER THE SPOILERS OPENED. THE PLT LANDED WITHOUT RETRACTING THE SPOILERS. TWO FAA INSPECTORS STATED THAT THEY CHECKED THE SPOILERS OPERATION AND THEY OPERATED NORMALLY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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