Incident DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000S ZK-GDG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245090
 
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Date:Saturday 3 October 2020
Time:13:00
Type:DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000S
Owner/operator:Gliding Manawatu
Registration: ZK-GDG
MSN: 10-2S2
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:near Feilding, Manawatu 2 -   New Zealand
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Feilding Airport (NZFI)
Destination airport:Feilding Airport (NZFI)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Glider entered IMC and narrowly avoided colliding with terrain. Video surfaced of the near miss and is currently under investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority.

Sources:

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/civil-aviation-authority-appealing-info-video-glider-appearing-lose-control?fbclid=IwAR14L-WrNzdCFL13NoiQsfpaFRDySrFW4cfEuXXk3_lLmp2cnM001KjaCcQ
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ZKGDG

Images:


Feilding (NZFI) - 31 Aug 2019

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2020 08:49 CANCES Added
21-Nov-2020 19:24 WMJ69 Updated [Time, Photo]
09-Oct-2021 02:58 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
13-Feb-2022 02:48 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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