ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29636
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| Date: | Friday 20 January 1989 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 15 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-GXY |
| MSN: | 15030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tungamar, 13 km SSW of Yarrawonga, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Corowa, NSW |
| Corowa, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilots of two gliders (Glasflugel Standard Libelle VH-GXY and Schleicher ASW.15 VH-GGV) were competing in a triangular navigation exercise and were in the vicinity of the final turning point. The aircraft were orbiting in a thermal when they collided at a height of about 3,500 feet above the ground at Tungamar, 13 km South South West of Yarrawonga, Victoria. Both aircraft became uncontrollable and the pilots parachuted to safety.
The ATSB investigation established that both aircraft were orbiting to the right when they collided. Examination of the wreckage showed that the right wing of VH-GXY hit the left wing of VH-GGV. The impact was on the leading edge of each wing. About two metres of the wing of VH-GXY was severed, and about one metre of the wing of VH-GGV. Neither pilot had been aware of the presence of the other aircraft in the thermal.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/26402/aair198901530.pdf
2. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198901530.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2014 01:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 06:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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