ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267587
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 2021 |
| Time: | 16:01 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ask-13 |
| Owner/operator: | Dorset Gliding Club |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eyres Field, Puddletown Road, Wareham, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Eyres Field, Puddletown Road, Wareham, Dorset |
| Eyres Field, Puddletown Road, Wareham, Dorset | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Schleicher Ask-13 glider wrecked in a hard landing at Eyres Field. According to a rough translation from German into English of the original BFU Germany Report (see link #1 for the original German text):
"Event: Accident without injuries Date, time: 26.06.2021, 4:01 p.m. (local)
Location, State: Eyres Field, United Kingdom
Damage to aircraft: Seriously damaged
Source: Investigation by a foreign authority File number: BFU21-0532-DX
The aircraft touched down hard on landing. The BFU supports the investigation because the aircraft was designed/manufactured in Germany
Aircraft: Glider Fatally seriously injured
Pattern: SCHLEICHER - ASK-13
Type of operation: General Aviation - Private Sightseeing Flight - Local sightseeing flight"
Eyres Field is a grass airstrip, also known locally as "Gallows Hill" at Puddletown Road, Wareham, Dorset (Lat/Long 50.72N/2.1315W. Grid ref SY845903. 230 feet AMSL).
Sources:
1. BFU Germany Accident Report BFU21-0532-DX at https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2021/Bulletin2021-06.pdf?__blob=publicationFile (p.18)
2. http://www.dorsetglidingclub.co.uk/dgc/
3. https://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/EyresField
4. https://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/gal.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2021 12:50 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Sep-2021 15:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Sep-2021 15:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 11-Sep-2021 15:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Sep-2021 15:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 11-Sep-2021 15:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2022 16:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
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