ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69975
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| Date: | Sunday 29 June 2008 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: | Schleicher Ka 2b Rhönschwalbe |
| Owner/operator: | Vale of White Horse GC |
| Registration: | BGA 1026 |
| MSN: | 1028/61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sandhill Farm, 2.5 miles north east of Swindon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sandhill Farm, Swindon |
| Sandhill Farm, Swindon | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After a normal winch launch, the pilot started the circuit at the usual height and flew a normal downwind leg. On turning onto the diagonal leg, the pilot encountered strong sink and noticed that the wind was stronger than he had estimated. Despite cutting the circuit short, the vintage glider was too low to clear a tree on final approach.
The glider's wingtip caught on the tree, yawing the glider which then crashed sideways into the ground.
P2 suffered a compound fracture of one ankle, P1 was uninjured.
Sources:
BGA Accident Report
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ka2.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20150512163452/http://www.swindongliding.co.uk:80/phpfusion/news.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2009 09:29 | DColclasure | Added |
| 22-Sep-2011 09:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2012 21:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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