ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67787
Last updated: 15 October 2020
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| Date: | 26-NOV-2007 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Scheibe SF 25C Falke |
| Owner/operator: | Yorkshire Gliding Club |
| Registration: | G-OSUT |
| C/n / msn: | 44588 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Sutton Bank Airfield, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sutton Bank Airfield (X5SB) |
| Sutton Bank Airfield (X5SB) |
The Rotax-powered TMG was being used for glider training, one of the exercises being a demonstration of the actions to be taken in the event of an aerotow launch failure at a difficult height. After a short descent into the circuit, the instructor prepared for the demonstration; at about 200' AGL, the instructor throttled back to simulate the launch failure, at which point the engine cut out.
Now that the simulation had turned into a real emergency, the instructor carried out an off field landing. He had inspected the field on foot a few days previously and knew it to be suitable; neither of the pilots were injured and the aircraft was undamaged.
Sources:
1. BGA Incident Report
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1047683/
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Images:
Photo of G-OSUT courtesy AirHistory.net
Sutton Bank
14 August 2011; (c) Malcolm Clarke
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2009 10:21 | DColclasure | Added |
| 23-Sep-2011 03:57 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 29-Sep-2011 06:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2014 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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