- Date
- August 26, 1990, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Savannah, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N60DFI.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900826035989A
- Case key
- 8266
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing phase of the flight. Factors were: gusting wind conditions and turbulence.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While on final approach for landing, the pilot reported that a gust of wind was encountered. Despite flight control inputs to counteract the wind, a wingtip dragged the ground, and the glider broke up. The pilot stated that it was about 101 degrees at the time, and the air was rough and turbulent. He also reported that glider operations at the airport were cancelled the next day due to the rough air. He reported no mechanical problems with the glider.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60DF
- Reported as
- I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 111
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Honsa, Horst L. A.
- Registered owner
- Horst L.A. Honsa
- Destination
- SNH
- Airport
- SNH · Hardin County, runway 36, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 2,386 total · 11 in this make and model · 2,238 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKL, 42 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.