I C A -Brasov IS-28B2 N1052Y

Summary

On 27 May 2007 at about 00:30 local time, a I C A -Brasov IS-28B2 registered N1052Y, operated by North Shore Aircraft Leasing Co. LLC, was involved in an accident near Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 May 2007 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Dillingham Airfield (HDH)

Coordinates

21.5744, -158.1917

Aircraft

I C A -Brasov IS-28B2

Registration

N1052Y

Category

Glider

Operator

North Shore Aircraft Leasing Co. LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mokuleia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA176

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting tailwind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. The failure of the tow rope during takeoff was also causal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a forced landing downwind, the pilot lost directional control and struck an unattended parked glider. He departed under tow using runway 08 with winds reported as 080 degrees at 15 knots with gusts to 21 knots. When he was about 500 feet agl, the tow rope broke; the pilot attempted to make a 360-degree turn to return to runway 08. Once the pilot had made the first 180-degree turn, he realized that he would have to land downwind using runway 26. As the glider slowed after touchdown, the pilot lost directional control and it veered off the runway and collided with an unattended parked glider. The pilot stated that the glider had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.