# Accident 20210516009789A: I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2, Hampshire, IL, May 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hampshire, IL
- Airport: Sky Soaring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1527° N, 88.5053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1527&lon=-88.5053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41CR-2023-10-21) (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: I.C.A.-BRASOV (ROMANIA) IS-28B2
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 762 total, 20 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210516009789A

## Narrative

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

A GLIDER WINCH LAUNCH WAS BEING CONDUCTED.  NEAR THE RELEASE POINT, THE WEAK LINK FAILED.  REPORTED ALTITUDE 600' AGL OR ABOVE.  WHILE MANEUVERING FOR LANDING, THE GLIDER ENTERED A SPIN AND CRASHED INTO A TREE.

## 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 CEN21LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA226), May 16, 2021: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (N41CR), Hampshire, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in the exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack following the breakage of the weak/safety link during a winch launch,…

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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