ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237377
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 25 June 2020 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 13 |
| Owner/operator: | Centre Savoyard de Vol a Voile Alpin - C.S.V.V.A. |
| Registration: | F-CDYD |
| MSN: | 13299 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montagnole, Pas de la Fosse, Savoie 73 -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux Airfield (LFLE) |
| Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux Airfield (LFLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by one passenger, took off on a winch launch from Chambéry Challes-les-Eaux Airfield for a local flight.
He used the uplifts over the mountains in the vicinity of the aerodrome to reach an altitude of approximately 1,400 m. He then headed northwards up to Bange mountain where he made a U-turn and headed in the direction of the Cirques de Montagnole, located south of the departure aerodrome, which he reached at an altitude of approximately 1,000 m. After
gaining altitude in the first cirque, he joined the second cirque. With the glider losing altitude, the pilot decided to make a U-turn and moved away from the slope. The glider then suddenly lost altitude.
Knowing that he would not be able to avoid collision with the vegetation, the pilot issued a distress call over the air/air frequency used by the Challes-les-Eaux glider pilots. Seeing the top of the trees approaching, he fully pitched the glider nose up and landed on the treetops. The glider fell flat into the trees.
Contributing factors
The following factors may have contributed to the collision with the vegetation:
- The pilot’s decision to continue the flight in the cirques despite not being able to easily find the uplifts.
- The pilot’s possible misperception of the wind.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/savoie/savoie-planeur-se-crashe-deux-personnes-retrouvees-blessees-1846436.html
https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2020/06/25/savoie-un-planeur-avec-deux-personnes-a-bord-se-crashe
Flarm radar
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Schleicher_ASK-13_AN1776955.jpg/800px-Schleicher_ASK-13_AN1776955.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2020 08:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jun-2020 10:55 | MKAPPE | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jun-2020 11:50 | Hemel | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 27-Jun-2020 12:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Jun-2020 12:09 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Jun-2020 12:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2021 09:53 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation