# NTSB Accident CHI03LA328
> **LET L-13 Blanik** · 2003-08-16 · Highland, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA328
- **Event ID:** 20040102X00004
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-16
- **Location:** Highland, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.779167, -89.640556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LET
- **Model:** L-13 Blanik
- **Registration:** N302SL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to extend the spoilers and his inadvertent use of the flaps during final approach, which resulted in the proper touchdown point being exceeded due to excessive airspeed.   A factor to the accident was the dirt mound.

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