ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243402
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| Date: | Friday 10 July 2020 |
| Time: | 13:17 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 15 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Dunstable Downs, Dunstable, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Schleicher ASW 15: Substantially damaged 10 July 2020 in an accident at Dunstable Downs, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. According to a rough translation from German into English of the German BFU Accident Report (see link #1 for the original German text):
"Event: Accident without injuries
Date and time: July 10, 2020, 1:17 p.m. (local)
Location, State: Dunstable, United Kingdom
Damage to aircraft: Seriously damaged
Source: Investigation by the foreign authority, File number: BFU20-0523-DX
The landing gear failed on landing. The BFU supports the investigation because the aircraft was designed and manufactured in Germany.
Aircraft: Glider Fatally seriously injured
Pattern: SCHLEICHER - ASW 15
Type of operation: General Aviation - Private Sightseeing Flight - Local sightseeing flight
Sources:
1. BFU File number: BFU20-0523-DX: https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2020/Bulletin2020-07.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2020 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Sep-2020 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2020 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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