ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71212
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| Date: | Sunday 5 August 2007 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: | Mosquito B |
| Owner/operator: | Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 4777 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Wormingford Airfield, Fordham Road, Wormingford, Colchester, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wormingford Airfield, near Colchester, Essex |
| Wormingford Airfield, near Colchester, Essex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Returning from a cross country flight, the pilot turned onto final approach at a lower than normal height and selected landing flap. Unfortunately, the pilot was unable to gain enough airspeed to compensate for the wind gradient.
As a result, the glider sank rapidly through the last 10' of the approach and the pilot was unable to fully roundout. In the ensuing heavy landing a wingtip touched the ground and the glider groundlooped through 180 degrees, finishing the ground run backwards.
Fortunately, the glider was undamaged. The pilot had only 10 hours airtime in the preceding 6 months.
Sources:
BGA Accident Report
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2010 06:23 | DColclasure | Added |
| 11-Sep-2016 19:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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