ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69971
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 July 2008 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 21 |
| Owner/operator: | East Sussex Gliding Club |
| Registration: | G-CJKA |
| MSN: | 21059 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kitson Field, The Broyle, Ringmer, East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Kitson Field, The Broyle, Ringmer, East Sussex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The trial flight was being filmed for local TV news with the air-to-air filming conducted with the cameraman in the tug. After release the tug positioned to give the cameraman a better view of the glider but in doing so the trailing rope and rings caught the glider.
The rope initially caught on the fuselage before hitting the lower surface and finally the upper surface of the port wing. The fuselage was just scuffed by the contact but both the upper and lower wing skins were split by the rings.
Note: Registration had been BGA 4564 until 18.1.2008.
Sources:
BGA Incident Report
http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ask21.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2009 09:28 | DColclasure | Added |
| 22-Sep-2011 12:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Nature, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2014 06:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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