# NTSB SEA82FYP08: Lark IS28B2, N9255Z, Springdale, WA, July 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: July 11, 1982, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Springdale, WA
- Location: 48.0572° N, 117.7466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springdale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0572&lon=-117.7466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82FYP08
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72678/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYP08

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Forced landing, cruise
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT RECEIVED AN AERIAL TOW TO 5000 FEET AND WAS ABLE TO FIND LIFTING CURRENTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE LIFT THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD CROSSING A WHEAT FIELD. AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN, ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9255Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9255Z-2009-09-15), registration cancelled 2009-09-15, S/N 08, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LARK (I.C.A.) IS28B2
- Registry model: [I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (registry code 4490102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 008
- Airframe hours: 383
- Engines: unknown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Lewis Arnold
- Registered owner: Lewis Arnold
- Departed: COLVILLE, TX
- Destination: COLVILLE, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 238 total, 76 in this make and model, 173 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820711027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820711027299A), Jul 11, 1982: Brasov IS28B2, Springdale, WA, Substantial damage. Ran out of lift on glider cross country. Overshot first choice of landing. Stalled into open field on second try.

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.

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