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FAA accident report · Brasov IS-28B2 · Blairstown, NJ · March 4, 2000

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Date
March 4, 2000 · 13:52 local
Place
Blairstown, NJ
Airport
Blairstown Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N97VT
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD00LA025
Reported as
Brasov IS28B2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,288 total10 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N97VTRegistration cancelled Jul 25, 2005 · I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2S/N 104 · Built 1977Airframe modelI.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2Engine modelNONENone

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The glider was towed to 3,000 feet and released over a ridge where it was thermaled to 3,500 feet. After descending to 2,000 feet over the ridge to look for more thermals, the pilot decided to return to the airport. During the return to the airport, the pilot encountered wind conditions that inhibited the glider from maintaining altitude. The pilot positioned the glider to make an off airport landing in a field approximately 3 miles southeast of the airport. The glider collided with trees bordering the field, then fell to the ground. Winds were reported out of the north at 10 knots gusting to 16 knots. The pilot reported a total time of 1,250 hours, of which 380 were in gliders and 10 hours in make and model. The pilot also reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the glider. (-23)glider N97VT substantial damage due to striking trees during an attempted off-airport landing. The PIC,privacy data omitted ^, received a broken ankle and the other occupant, privacy data omitted, received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE GLIDER WAS TOWED TO 3,000 FEET AND RELEASED OVER A RIDGE WHERE IT WAS THERMALED TO 3,500 FEET. AFTER DESCENDING TO 2,000 FEET OVER THE RIDGE TO LOOK FOR MORE THERMALS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND CONDITIONS THAT INHIBITED THE GLIDER FROM MAINTAINING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT POSITIONED THE GLIDER TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH TREES BORDERING THE FIELD, THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. WINDS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL TIME OF 1,250 HOURS, OF WHICH 380 WERE IN GLIDERS AND 10 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE GLIDER. (-23)GLIDER N97VT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO STRIKING TREES DURING AN ATTEMPTED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE PIC,^PRIVACY ^, RECEIVED A BROKEN ANKLE AND THE OTHER OCCUPANT, ^PRIVACY DAT^, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD00LA025Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlairstown, NJthe encountering of wind conditions in flight that inhibited the pilot from maintaining altitude.Mar 4, 2000 · Destroyed