ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29343
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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 2001 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 15 |
| Owner/operator: | Bidford Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 2038 |
| MSN: | 15009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Between Honeybourne and Bretforton, Worcestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bidford Airfield, Honeybourne Road, Bidford-on-Avon |
| Bidford Airfield, Honeybourne Road, Bidford-on-Avon | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a Mid-air collision between the ASW 15 glider and the Piper PA-18 tug/glider tug between Honeybourne and Bretforton, Worcestershire, 15.7.2001. Three person were involved - the pilot of the PA-18 glider tug, the pilot of the glider it was towing [both of whom survived] and the pilot of ASW-15 BGA 2038 (who was killed). According to a contemporary BBC report (see link #4):
"The accident over the Worcestershire-Warwickshire border happened just after 14:00 BST when a glider being towed by a light aircraft collided with a second glider which was already in free flight. Police said the towed glider made a forced landing while the plane managed to fly back to its base at the nearby Bidford Gliding Centre and make a safe landing.
The second glider, which is believed to have lost a wing, crashed between the villages of Honeybourne and Bretforton in Worcestershire. An eyewitness said the pilot tried to bale out but his parachute failed to open properly.
A spokeswoman for Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service said the dead man was believed to be one of the glider pilots. A second pilot, a man in his early 50s, was taken to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch by Warwickshire Ambulance but is not believed to be seriously injured".
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw15.htm
2. htp://www.bpg.flyer.co.uk/BGA.xls
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/bga2038.jpg
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1440641.stm
5. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP800.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 13:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 20:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2016 19:09 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 01-May-2019 14:29 | Roger206 | Updated [Narrative] |
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