I C A Brasov IS-28B2 N97VY

Summary

On 20 June 1982 at about 14:30 local time, a I C A Brasov IS-28B2 registered N97VY, operated by Sugarbush Soaring, Inc., was involved in an accident near Warren, Vermont, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 June 1982 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Warren, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Warren-Sugarbush

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

I C A Brasov IS-28B2

Registration

N97VY

Category

Glider

Operator

Sugarbush Soaring, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Warren → Warren

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA129

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT HAD LITTLE OR NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT TIME IN THIS ROMANIAN BUILT GLIDER. HE REPORTED DEPARTING FROM AN AIRPORT LOCATED ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE SUGARBUSH MOUNTAINS. HE STATED THAT A STRONG WEST WIND PRODUCED A TURBULENT ROTOR NEAR THE AIRPORT AND THE SURFACE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 GUSTING 20 KTS. ABOUT 1.5 HRS AFTER TAKEOFF, HE ENCOUNTER SIGNIFICANT LIFT AND THEN A TURBULENT DESCENT AS HE WAS MANEUVERING TO LAND. WHILE TURNING FINAL, THE LIFT INCREASED AND HE USED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE DIVE BRAKES. HE ALSO SLIPPED THE GLIDER, BUT WAS STILL 200 FT TOO HIGH AT THE THRESHOLD, SO HE MADE A 360 DEGREE TURN. AFTER THE TURN, THE ALTITUDE WAS STILL HIGH, SO HE SLIPPED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE GLIDER TOUCHED DOWN FAST NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN OVERRAN AND HIT BUSHES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLAP HANDLE WAS LOCATED WHERE THE DIVE BRAKE HANDLE WAS LOCATED, IN OTHER GLIDERS HE HAD FLOWN. HE BELIEVED HE FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE DIVE BRAKES ON FINAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.