Seminole Lake Accident

Seminole Lake Gliderport had another accident. From what the pictures look like, the left wing of their Blanik L-23 was demolished from mid wing where it bent the leading edge all the way back to the spar.

Not sure what to make of this, if it will be covered up, or will there be an NTSB report. Probably more money wired from the offshore accounts will keep the operation afloat while they are down a glider.

I sure hope everyone is ok from the accident. Anyone have details of the specifics?

On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 3:43:03 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Seminole Lake Gliderport had another accident. From what the pictures look like, the left wing of their Blanik L-23 was demolished from mid wing where it bent the leading edge all the way back to the spar.

Not sure what to make of this, if it will be covered up, or will there be an NTSB report. Probably more money wired from the offshore accounts will keep the operation afloat while they are down a glider.

I sure hope everyone is ok from the accident. Anyone have details of the specifics?

The only cover up is who you really are

On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 1:43:03 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Seminole Lake Gliderport had another accident. From what the pictures look like, the left wing of their Blanik L-23 was demolished from mid wing where it bent the leading edge all the way back to the spar.

Not sure what to make of this, if it will be covered up, or will there be an NTSB report. Probably more money wired from the offshore accounts will keep the operation afloat while they are down a glider.

I sure hope everyone is ok from the accident. Anyone have details of the specifics?

Here's the report from "Kathryn's report":


Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Glider on landing, overly corrected final approach, veered off the runway, crashed into hangar.

Seminole Flying and Soaring Inc: http://registry.faa.gov/N389BA

Date: 23-DEC-17
Time: 15:00:00Z
Regis#: N389BA
Aircraft Make: LET
Aircraft Model: L 23 SUPER BLANIK
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: GROVELAND

State: FLORIDA

Glider veered off runway during landing on runway 18 and impacted a hangar.

Best. Tom #711.

We already know it’s Sean/Wilbur. While he’s normally pretty good at keeping aliases separate in different threads, asw20 became a Sean/Wilbur ditto head in the US team rankings thread.

It’s a miracle to crash into a hangar and have no injuries. Truly a miracle.

Are there any 2 seat gliders remaining that are available for rent? Or have they all been destroyed?

"I've got it....... no I've got it.......CRASH..........no I wasn't PIC.......no the other guy was flying.......no you were..."

Here's the report from "Kathryn's report":


Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Glider on landing, overly corrected final approach, veered off the runway, crashed into hangar.

Seminole Flying and Soaring Inc: http://registry.faa.gov/N389BA

Date: 23-DEC-17
Time: 15:00:00Z
Regis#: N389BA
Aircraft Make: LET
Aircraft Model: L 23 SUPER BLANIK
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: GROVELAND

State: FLORIDA

Glider veered off runway during landing on runway 18 and impacted a hangar.

Best. Tom #711.

There has to be more to that story. Never flown at Seminole Lake but looking at Google Earth. Landing on rwy18, the hangars are on the right. How does one nick the left wing by veering off the runway? Just curious.

Uli
'AS'

On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 4:57:30 PM UTC-6, AS wrote:

Here's the report from "Kathryn's report":


Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Glider on landing, overly corrected final approach, veered off the runway, crashed into hangar.

Seminole Flying and Soaring Inc: http://registry.faa.gov/N389BA

Date: 23-DEC-17
Time: 15:00:00Z
Regis#: N389BA
Aircraft Make: LET
Aircraft Model: L 23 SUPER BLANIK
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: GROVELAND

State: FLORIDA

Glider veered off runway during landing on runway 18 and impacted a hangar.

Best. Tom #711.

There has to be more to that story. Never flown at Seminole Lake but looking at Google Earth. Landing on rwy18, the hangars are on the right. How does one nick the left wing by veering off the runway? Just curious.

Uli
'AS'

L-23's will spin like a top when ground looped. An L-23 was landed long/hot at our field and was ground looped in the effort to avoid running up the back of another L-23 staged on the runway (don't ask). The L-23 in motion actually ended up crashing into the other L-23 from the SIDE while on it's SECOND rotation! Totalled both of them. Luckily no injuries.

L-23's will spin like a top when ground looped. An L-23 was landed long/hot at our field and was ground looped in the effort to avoid running up the back of another L-23 staged on the runway (don't ask). The L-23 in motion actually ended up crashing into the other L-23 from the SIDE while on it's SECOND rotation! Totalled both of them. Luckily no injuries.

Where's the camera when you need one! Would have loved to see that cluster-f... on YouTube!
Uli
'AS'

Uli,

The pilot over corrected a line up issue on the 200 ft wide runway. Wind was below 5 mph out of the southwest. The aircraft was moving to the right fairly rapidly and the right wing contacted the hangar which spun the glider around 180 degrees. The left wing then contacted a support post in the same hangar. The FAA has concluded their investigation and a report was sent to the NTSB. Thought the New Year would finally be the year where people looked at the good in the world and not shouting from the pulpits behind anonymous cloaks of invisibility.