# Accident 20120617012219A: I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2, Wallis, TX, June 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2012, 16:55 local time
- Place: Wallis, TX
- Airport: Wallis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6006° N, 96.0233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6006&lon=-96.0233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6388V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388V-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (registry code 4490102, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: I.C.A.-BRASOV (ROMANIA) IS-28B2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120617012219A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS GLIDER WAS TAIL HEAVY AT TAKE-OFF FROM EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF GLIDER PITCHING UPWARD BEHIND TOW PLANE.  TOW PLANE PILOT STATED AT TAKE-OFF ROLL HE COULD SEE GLIDER IN HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR VERY HIGH AND PITCHING FROM SIDE TO SIDE.  AT APPROXIMATEY 150 FEET TOW PILOT FELT GLIDER RELEASE VIOLENTLY.  TOW PILOT ASSUMED TOW ROPE BROKE SO TOW PILOT RELEASED TOW ROPE FROM HIS END.  GLIDER STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH ANGLE ABOUT 300 YARDS WEST OF RUNWAY.  AT THE CRASH SIGHT IT WAS NOTED THE AIRCRAFT STILL HAD A TOW DOLLY ATTACHED TO TAIL.  THIS GROUND HANDLING DEVICE IS SUPPOSED TO BE REMOVED BEFORE FLIGHT.  THIS ITEM IF NOT REMOVED WILL MAKE GLIDER FLY TAIL HEAVY PITCHING GLIDER UP.

## 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 CEN12FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA378), Jun 17, 2012: Iar Brasov IS-28B2 (N6388V), Wallis, TX, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an emergency situation, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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