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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Brasov IS-28B2 · Blairstown, NJ · September 12, 2002

Date: September 12, 2002 · 15:00 local
Place: Blairstown, NJ
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8216Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC02LA193
Reported as: Brasov IS28B2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,780 total2 in the last 90 days

N8216QRegistration cancelled Jul 25, 2005 · I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2S/N 360 · Built 1995 Airframe modelI.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot in the rear seat stated that the front seat pilot released the aircraft from tow extremely early, at about 500 feet above the ridge line, and then immediately and forcibly took over the flight controls and banked the glider to the right, into the ridge line instead of left into the valley. Glider experienced severe down drafts and was forced into the trees at the top of the ridge line.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IN THE REAR SEAT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT PILOT RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FROM TOW EXTREMELY EARLY, AT ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE RIDGE LINE, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY AND FORCIBLY TOOK OVER THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND BANKED THE GLIDER TO THE RIGHT, INTO THE RIDGE LINE INSTEAD OF LEFT INTO THE VALLEY. GLIDER EXPERIENCED SEVERE DOWN DRAFTS AND WAS FORCED INTO THE TREES AT THE TOP OF THE RIDGE LINE.

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 NYC02LA193Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlairstown, NJThe second pilot's improper in-flight decision to perform a release from the towplane, which did not allow for successful completion of the flight. A factor was the downdrafts.Sep 12, 2002 · Substantial damage