ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209509
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 2018 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Centrair SNC-34C Alliance |
| Owner/operator: | Chante vol a Voile |
| Registration: | F-CJBL |
| MSN: | 34039 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1km from Chanet-Florac airfield, Mas-Saint-Chély, Lozère -
 France
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chanet-Florac airfield |
| Chanet-Florac airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The student-pilot stayed at a one-week gliding camp at the Florac - Sainte-Énimie aerodrome, with a group of ten glider pilots. The goal of the student pilot is to complete the one-hour solo flight required for the glider pilot practice test.
After two dual control flights and a solo flight of five minutes each in the morning, the student took off for a second solo flight at 2:15 pm. The student pilot moved nearby and to the west of the airfield for five minutes. The height of the evolutions gradually decreased during this period. After several turns, the glider was in a left turn about 110 meters high and at a low speed. Glider pilots on the ground saw him abruptly spinning to the left with a strong bank, then disappear behind a hill.
The student took off with a glider with a center of gravity beyond the rear limit. This may have contributed to the loss of control.
The investigation failed to determine the reasons why the pilot did not perform the mass correction. The instructor had asked him the question before take-off, but it is possible that the student did not understand the purpose of this question, in particular its relation to the glider's centering limits.
During his evolutions, the student pilot eventually passed below the minimum height of land, which would compel him to make a landing in the countryside if he could not find a possibility to ascend.
The investigation showed that just before the loss of control, the glider speed was close to the stall speed at this turn altitude at 30° bank.
The height of the glider during the loss of control did not allow the student pilot to avoid the collision with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.midilibre.fr/2018/04/17/lozere-un-pilote-de-52-ans-decede-dans-un-crash,1657867.php
https://twitter.com/BEA_Aero/status/986306435838554113
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 12:13 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 18-Apr-2018 19:00 | ctyone | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 18-Apr-2018 19:54 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location] |
| 12-Apr-2019 16:41 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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