ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 520
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| Date: | Saturday 25 March 1995 |
| Time: | 16:14 |
| Type: | ICA Brasov IS-28B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-GAJ |
| MSN: | IS-28B2/04/1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lockhart, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lockhart, NSW |
| Lockhart, NSW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a winch launch to the west, the winch cable broke at the winch when the glider was at about 300 feet AGL. The pilot turned left probably to perform a close left circuit for a landing to the west back on the strip. On the base turn the glider entered a spin to the left from about 200 feet AGL. It impacted the ground in a near vertical nose down attitude.
Witnesses advised that the glider did not climb too steeply during the launch. When the cable broke, club members expected the pilot to lower the nose and land ahead, as he had been observed to do successfully on previous occasions. There was surprise when the glider turned and entered a modified circuit. However, experienced glider pilots agreed that it was possible to have flown a left circuit and achieved a safe landing onto the strip into the west after a cable break at 300 ft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1995/aair/aair199500906.aspx
2. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24974/ASOR199500906.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Apr-2014 02:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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