ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237600
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| Date: | Thursday 2 July 2020 |
| Time: | 11:06 LT |
| Type: |  Rolladen-Schneider LS4-WL |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-4252 |
| MSN: | 4179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Schaldorf, Steiermark -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lanzen-Turnau Airport (LOGL) |
| Lanzen-Turnau Airport (LOGL) | |
| Investigating agency: | UUS Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider crashed into a house in Schaldorf, Austria, during an attempted landing in a field. The German pilot (84) suffered serious injuries. The glider was destroyed.
Probable causes
- Contact of the left wing tip (winglet) with the meadow ground when turning in close to the ground for an outlanding.
Probable factors
- Unfavourable flight tactics
- Decision to make an outlanding made too late (at too low an altitude above ground).
- Initiation of the turn for the purpose of an outlanding at too low an altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3056117/
https://www.krone.at/2183864
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2020 14:43 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 02-Jul-2020 17:56 | D4011 | Updated [Registration] |
| 08-Jun-2021 18:48 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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