NONE · Letecky Zavody L-23 Super Blanik · 2006-10-10 · Chugiak, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC07CA005
Event ID
20061128X01716
Type
Accident
Date
2006-10-10
Location
Chugiak, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.416389, -149.507217
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Letecky Zavody
Model
L-23 Super Blanik
Registration
N394BA
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider while landing in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and structural damage to the fuselage. Factors associated with the accident were turbulence, a crosswind and wind gusts, and the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions.