# Accident 20070526010229A: Brasov IS28B2, Mokuleia, HI, May 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2007, 14:20 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5744° N, 158.1917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5744&lon=-158.1917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1052Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1052Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (registry code 4490102, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS28B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 39 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070526010229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 26, 2007, AT DILLINGHAM, AIRFIELD, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT INVOLVED: BRASOV, IS-28-B2 (GLIDER), REGISTRATION # N1052Y. DURING AN AUTO TOW DEPARTURE OFF OF RUNWAY 8, AT MIDFIELD THE TOW ROPE BROKE, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 26, THEN STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED GLIDER (N5723S). NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. N1052Y SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA176), May 27, 2007: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (N1052Y), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting tailwind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. The failure of the tow rope during takeoff was also causal.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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