ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162576
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| Date: | Thursday 27 June 2013 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: | EoN Olympia Oly 2b |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | BBH/BGA834 |
| MSN: | EoN/O/041 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Camphill airfield, near Great Hucklow, Derbyshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camphill Airfield, Derbyshire |
| Camphill Airfield, Derbyshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The elevator controls were not connected when rigging and it was missed out during checks. The glider was launched on winch, released at 400ft AGL, turned around with no pitch control and crashed back on the airfield. Pilot miraculously survived.
According to the official BGA Safety log: "Glider took off with the elevator disconnected; the glider was rigged by a group of visitors without any single person taking responsibility; no positive control checks and no DI."
Sources:
1. BGA Safety Log
2. http://rcawsey.co.uk/Olympia.htm
3. https://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/documents/accidentreview2013web.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2013 07:30 | Kukanotas | Added |
| 28-Jan-2014 22:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 20-Apr-2014 01:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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