ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262293
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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 2019 |
| Time: | 17:30 UTC |
| Type: | Alisport Silent 2 Electro |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | LV-EIK |
| MSN: | 2060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zárate, BA -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Zárate Airfield, BA |
| Zárate Airfield, BA | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider crashed during a local recreational flight, killing the pilot.
Conclusions referring to factors related to the accident.
✓ The accident occurred during the pilot's fifth flight in this glider. In addition, it was the first flight he performed after more than a month without activity.
✓ At the time of the accident, the weight of the LV-EIK was higher than the maximum allowable takeoff weight.
✓ The pilot was wearing a Garmin watch which registered an increase in the pilot's heart rate that remained until 17:22, at which time the glider lost control and subsequently impacted the ground.
✓ The handles used for opening and closing the canopy were locked. In addition, the cockpit emergency ejection lever was secured and locked.
✓ The increased heart rate and the symptomatology manifested by the pilot from the episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding until the day of the accident suggest that the pilot probably suffered a sudden in-flight incapacitation due to lipotimia.
✓ The lipothymia could have motivated such a performance interference that it did not allow the pilot to control the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
JST
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2021 11:43 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jan-2022 16:49 | harro | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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