ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265481
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 2021 |
| Time: | 15:12 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus 2A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-2691 |
| MSN: | 196 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Merkinė -
 Lithuania
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pociunai Airport (EYPR) |
| Pociunai Airport (EYPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIID |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Schempp-Hirth Discus 2A (D-2691) and a Rolladen-Schneider LS 8a (OY-SEX) experienced a mid-air collision during the European Youth Gliding Championship.
D-2691 crashed in a forest after the pilot bailed out and OY-SEX managed to land.
Cause of the accident
During a thermal flight, the centre of the spiral and visual contact with gliders at similar altitudes were not maintained. The pilots of the gliders were flying different trajectories, lost visual contact and the gliders collided due to the different rate of climb. Neither pilot spotted the other glider in time to avoid the collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/varenos-rajone-varzybu-metu-ore-susidure-du-sklandytuvai-vieno-pilotas-gelbedamasis-issoko-su-parasiutu.d?id=87712809
https://www.gliderradar.com/sid/1700997/time/15
https://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb
https://www.facebook.com/britishglidingteam/
https://lnk.lt/video/lnk-zinios-varenos-rajone-per-varzybas-susidure-du-sklandytuvai/135770
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/35876_1532522536.jpg (photo)
https://en.havarikommissionen.dk/aviation-archive/2021/2021-245/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2021 16:50 | Capt. chaos | Added |
| 15-Jul-2021 16:51 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2021 08:25 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 16-Jul-2021 08:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 16-Jul-2021 10:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2021 12:50 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Sep-2021 18:15 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2024 18:03 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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