ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248161
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| Date: | Friday 29 January 2021 |
| Time: | 11:11 UTC |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Arcus T |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | D-KZPG |
| MSN: | 17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bardello (Varese) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Varese-Calcinate del Pesce Airport (LILC) |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Arcus T glider suffered substantial damage in a forced landing in a field after problems arose during an aerotow takeoff from Calcinate del Pesce Airfield, Italy.
Causes: The cause of the accident can be attributed to inadequate handling of the final phase of the "out-of-bounds" landing, during which the pilot focused his attention only on the obstacles deemed most significant present along the final approach trajectory.
The accident, however, was triggered by the same pilot's decision to extend the D-KZPG's engine while the latter was in a delicate phase of the flight, the towing phase, during which, as required by the Flight Manual, the engine must remain retracted. As a result of the improper extension of the engine, the dynamics of the tow came to be altered, resulting in the establishment of an unexpected situation that was highly critical from a flight safety perspective.
Sources:
https://www.varesenews.it/2021/01/aliante-decollato-calcinate-del-pesce-atterra-demergenza-un-campo-bardello/1301504/
https://ansv.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/8-relazioni-brevi.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2021 15:35 | MKAPPE | Added |
| 23-Feb-2021 15:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2022 14:22 | harro | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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