ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281115
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| Date: | Monday 25 July 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASH26 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | D-KWAY |
| MSN: | 26231 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Aspres-sur-Buëch -
 France
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hyeres-Serres - La Bâtie-Montsaléon Airfield (LFTM) |
| Hyeres-Serres - La Bâtie-Montsaléon Airfield (LFTM) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the final approach to Aspres-sur-Buëch, the pilot deploys the retractable engine to climb. According to the pilot, the engine does not start. The glider is too low to reach the runway and collides with trees before the runway threshold.
Contributing factors
The following factors may have contributed to the pilot's late attempt to start the engine:
o overconfidence in the engine's reliability;
o ignorance of the consequences of propeller deployment on glide ratio.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-schleicher-ash26-registered-d-kway-on-25-07-2022-at-aspres-sur-buech/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 08:07 | harro | Added |
| 31-Aug-2023 08:14 | harro | Updated |
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