- Date
- June 7, 1983, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N46045I.C.A. Brasov IS-29D2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830607022279A
- Case key
- 23743
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Analysis
According to the plt, he received an aerial tow to 2500 ft AGL, and after releasing, the glider encountered sinking wx conditions. He proceeded back to the arpt. After entering a downwind for landing, the glider reportedly encountered an area of extreme sink. The plt flew an abbreviated pattern. During a 180 deg turn from downwind to final apch, the glider stalled & started to spin. The plt initiated corrective action, but the glider impacted on a grass strip beside the rwy before a full recovery was made. This was the plt's 1st flt in this type of glider.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46045
- Reported as
- I.C.A. Brasov IS-29D2
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 82
- Airframe hours
- 4
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Richardson, doing business as Sierra Nevada Soaring
- Registered owner
- Vaughan & Dorothy Roberts
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 9, 1982 · 59 hours before
- Airport
- 4SD · Stead
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 34 total · 24 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO, 12 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.