ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218427
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| Date: | Sunday 18 November 2018 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6E |
| Owner/operator: | Association Aéronautique de Provence Côte d'Azur |
| Registration: | F-CDYL |
| MSN: | 4372 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Roque Esclapon -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fayence Airfield (LFMF) |
| Fayence Airfield (LFMF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot took off in tow from Fayence aerodrome at about 12:05. The objective of the flight was to make a local flight of four or five hours in order to get closer to the minimum quota of hours to validate the passenger carrying authorization. During the flight, the pilot exploited ascents on the surrounding terrain. At 14:59, at an altitude of about 1500 m, he made a series of spirals south of Malay Mountain and drifted westward. At 15:06, when he reached an altitude of 1,700 m and felt that he would no longer be able to climb any further, he decided to reach the south face of Montagne du Lachens by exploiting the thermal lift of a barbule being formed to the north. Once under the cloud, he noticed that the glider was losing altitude. Believing however to be high enough and not wanting to go back to the lee of Malay Mountain, he continued his journey and reached the south face of Lachens Mountain at an altitude of about 1,500 m. He then flew northeastward on a slope. As he moved to a wingspan of the relief to his left, he saw a vulture lower than him at the eleven o'clock position. To move away from the bird of prey, he banked the glider about 45° to the right to move away towards the valley. He then saw a tree on his path. He tried to avoid it by straightening the wings, but the right wing of the glider hit the top of the tree. The glider turned three quarters of a turn flat on itself and then collided with the ground about twenty meters after the tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/accident-du-schleicher-ka6-immatricule-f-cdyl-survenu-le-18112018-a-la-roque-esclarpon-83/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2018 18:22 | harro | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 22:04 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Nov-2019 08:11 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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