ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270520
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| Date: | Saturday 7 August 2021 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 27 |
| Owner/operator: | The Gliding Centre |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Lutterworth, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Lutterworth, Leicestershire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Schleicher ASW 27 was substantially damaged 7.8.2021: during landing at Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, the wing touched the ground. According to a rough translation from German into English of the interim BFU Germany accident report (see link #1 for the original German text):
Event: Accident without injuries
Date, time: 08/07/2021, 2:00 p.m. (local)
Location, State: Husbands Bosworth, United Kingdom
Damage to aircraft: Seriously damaged
Source: Investigation by a foreign authority File number: BFU21-0674-DX
During the landing, the wing touched the ground. The BFU supports the investigation because the aircraft was manufactured in Germany.
Aircraft: glider
Pattern: SCHLEICHER - ASW 27
Type of operation: General Aviation - Private Sightseeing Flight - Local sightseeing flight"
Sources:
1. BFU Germany BFU21-0674-DX: https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2021/Bulletin2021-08.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
2. https://www.theglidingcentre.co.uk/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2021 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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