ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 302632
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 September 2021 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Schleicher K 8B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | East Sussex |
| East Sussex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Schleicher K 8B crashed 8 September 2021 in an accident at East Sussex. The glider was substantially damaged in a 'hard' landing. After a takeoff abort in winch launch, the aircraft touched down hard. According to a rough translation from German into English of the BFU Germany report (see link #1 for the original German text):
"Event: accident with serious injuries
Date, time: 09/08/2021, 09:00:00 (local)
Location, State: East Sussex, United Kingdom
Damage to the aircraft: severely damaged
Source: Investigation by foreign authority File number: BFU21-0827-DX
After a take-off aborted in the winch start, the aircraft touched down hard. The BFU supports the investigation because the aircraft was designed/manufactured in Germany.
Aircraft: Glider
Pattern: Scheicher - K8B
Mode: General Aviation - Private Sightseeing"
Sources:
1. BFU Germany Accident Report BFU21-0827-DX: https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2021/Bulletin2021-09.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
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