# Accident 20080810849379A: Brasov IS28B2, Botetourt Co, VA, August 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2008, 18:50 local time
- Place: Botetourt Co, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4908° N, 79.8700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4908&lon=-79.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4281B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4281B) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,868 total, 18 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080810849379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N4281B, AN ICA BRASOV GLIDER, BECAME DISORIENTED IN RELATION TO HIS DEPARTURE FIELD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLY TO A LENTICULAR CLOUD THAT WOULD PROVIDE LIFT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REALIZED HE WAS AT 2000 FEET MSL AND WAS TOO LOW TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE FIELD.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELECTED TO SET UP A BASE LEG TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A HAY FIELD, HOWEVER THE FIELD WAS ACTUALLY HIGH CORN RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER UPON LANDING.

## 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 NYC08CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA275), Aug 10, 2008: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-26B2 (N4281B), Fincastle, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's geographic disorientation, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of an inadequate landing site.

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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