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Old January 1st 18, 10:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Seminole Lake Accident


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
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