ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180324
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| Date: | Sunday 11 October 2015 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Scheibe SF 28A Tandem-Falke |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-CFTJ |
| MSN: | 5738 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Col de Marie-Blanque, Pyrénées-Atlantique 64 -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Herrère airfield |
| Herrère airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by a passenger, took off from the Oloron Herrère aerodrome for a local VFR flight without a flight plan. After approximately one hour of flight time, the pilot entered the valley between Escot and the col of Marie-Blanque. This valley is oriented west-east. The pass of Marie-Blanque peaks in the east, at an altitude of 1035 metres. The pilot was familiar with the region and had already made this journey many times. He explained that the motor glider climbed between 0.5 and 1 m/s, engine running, along the slope south of the valley. The pilot observed that the wind appeared to be coming from the east at the pass. The variometer quickly became negative and the pilot understood that he would not be able to continue through the pass. He then steered the trajectory towards the middle of the valley to try to get over the pass. He considered that the U-turn was not possible and tried to hit the trees in the best possible conditions, at low speed, motor at full power. The motor glider struck the trees and came to rest on the ground on the slope. The occupants were injured. The pilot was unable to extricate himself from the aircraft. The passenger indicated that, after exiting the wreckage, he tried to call for help with his mobile phone unsuccessfully due to the lack of a mobile telephone network. After about two hours of walking and climbing in a very hilly forest, he managed to reach a road. Motorists provided assistance and alerted the emergency services at approximately 1250 hours.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/2015/10/11/marie-blanque-un-planeur-avec-deux-personnes-a-bord-s-ecrase-au-dessus-d-escot,1281347.php
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2015/2015.semaine.42.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2003 | F-CFTJ | 0 | Oloron-Ste-Marie - LFCO | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2015 16:29 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 12-Oct-2015 16:30 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2015 15:11 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 26-Dec-2019 12:40 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 09-Jun-2022 09:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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