ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278159
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| Date: | Sunday 15 May 2022 |
| Time: | 11:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-600/18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-9788 |
| MSN: | 6-26 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rödgen district, Gießen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gießen-Wieseck Airfield |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider got into an uncontrolled flight attitude 6 minutes after a winch launch. When the pilot regained control of the glider, it collided with trees and subsequently crashed into an orchard. The pilot was seriously injured and the glider was destroyed on impact.
Conclusions
The accident was due to the glider entering an uncontrolled attitude when initiating a circle, stalling and colliding with trees close to the ground when control was regained.
Contributing factors were the pilot's still limited flying experience on the type and the failure to observe the speed when initiating the circle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/giessen/giessen-pilot-absturz-schwer-verletzt-segelflugzeug-polizei-news-sonntag-91547642.html
https://www.ffh.de/nachrichten/hessen/mittelhessen/310924-pilot-im-krankenhaus-segelflugzeug-in-giessen-abgestuerzt.html
https://www.fnp.de/hessen/segelflugzeug-stuerzt-in-giessen-ab-48-jaehriger-verletzt-zr-91547676.html
https://www.flugzeug-bild.de/1024/d-9788-dg-flugzeugbau-dg-60018-24042011-edlg-31691.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2022 15:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-May-2022 16:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2022 17:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2022 06:17 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2022 06:20 | harro | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 19-Jun-2022 16:55 | Anon. | Updated [Time] |
| 20-Sep-2023 16:12 | harro | Updated [[Time]] |
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