ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 302074
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| Date: | Thursday 1 September 2022 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus |
| Owner/operator: | Lasham Gliding Society |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lasham Airport, Lasham, Alton, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lasham Airport (QLA/EGHL) |
| Lasham Airport (QLA/EGHL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Schempp-Hirth Discus glider, substantially damaged 1 September 2022 in an accident at Lasham Airport, Lasham, Alton, Hampshire: During the winch launch, the spoilers were not locked and extended. During the subsequent landing, the glider touched down hard and a ground loop incident occurred. This caused severe damage to the tail and left wing. According to a rough translation from German into English of the BFU Germany report (see link #1 for the original German text):
"Event: Accident without injuries
Date, time: 09/01/2022, 1:00:00 p.m. (local)
City, State: Lasham Airport, United Kingdom
Damage to Aircraft: Severely damaged
Source: Investigation by foreign authority File number: BFU22-0902-DX
During the winch launch, the spoilers were not locked and deployed. During the subsequent landing
the glider touched down hard and there was a ground loop. There was severe damage to the Tail and left wing. The BFU supports the investigation as the aircraft was designed/manufactured in Germany.
Aircraft: Glider
Type: SCHEMPP-HIRTH - DISCUS A/B
Operating mode: General Aviation - Private Sightseeing - Local Sightseeing"
Sources:
1. BFU22-0902-DX: https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2022/Bulletin2022-09.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2
2. https://en-gb.facebook.com/lashamgliding/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasham_Airfield
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