ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166303
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| Date: | Sunday 18 May 2014 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Arcus |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Little Gransden airfield, Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gransden Lodge Airfield, Cambridgeshire |
| Gransden Lodge Airfield, Cambridgeshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two gliders (a Discus glider G-CFFT and a Schmepp-Hirth Arcus) collided in mid air over Little Gransden, Cambridgeshire. One pilot (the one in the Discus) was forced to jump from the glider and land on the ground by parachute. The Arcus made an emergency landing back at Gransden Lodge. According to the BGA Accident review 2014 (see link #2):
"Mid-air collision in local thermal at 2,600 feet. Discus pilot bailed out. Arcus landed with severe damage to the tail".
Sources:
1. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Gliders-crash-mid-air-forcing-pilot-to-abandon-plane-over-Little-Gransden-20140518144329.htm
2. https://old.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/documents/accidentreview2014web.pdf
3. http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/eyewitness-tells-of-glider-pilot-s-crash-landing-on-roof-1-3605768
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2014 18:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-May-2014 04:18 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 06-Feb-2015 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 18:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 18:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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