ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216879
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| Date: | Sunday 25 January 1987 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Glasflügel 201 Libelle |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-GBN |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pipers Field, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pipers Field, NSW |
| Pipers Field, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was approaching to land at the end of a soaring flight. There was turbulence in the circuit area, with a moderate crosswind for the landing direction. The pilot realised he was overshooting his planned touchdown point, and side-slipped the glider to lose height. At the conclusion of this manoeuvre the glider was some 1000 feet in from the threshold. It then landed heavily and bounced, before a second heavy touchdown occurred. The pilot had evidently been distracted by the presence of another glider and a tug aircraft at the strip threshold, and probably by the wind strength and turbulence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198702383/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/26094/aair198702383.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2018 09:28 | Pineapple | Added |
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