ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46443
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 1998 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6CR Rhönsegler |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-GFH |
| MSN: | 6194 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Centennial Park, Taupo -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was practising for out-landing approval, landing across the main strip to provide realism. On the fourth landing, the glider's left wing struck the windsock to the left of the approach path. The glider landed heavily while yawing to the left.The left wing was destroyed, and the fuselage and empennage suffered substantial damage. The pilot had been concentrating on his aiming point and on avoiding a racecourse structure located further to the left of the windsock, but he did not register the presence of the windsock itself.
Sources:
CAA NZ Accident Brief, Occurrence #98/841
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 November 1964 | ZK-GDP | NO DETAILS | 0 | Mount Bruce, Wairarapa | |
w/o |
| 6 March 1974 | ZK-GFH | Taupo Gliding Club | Te Onepu, Hawke's Bay | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-May-2018 03:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Phase, Source] |
| 01-Mar-2022 03:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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