ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274222
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| Date: | Monday 17 January 2022 |
| Time: | c. 14:15 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus 2b |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-GZP |
| MSN: | 59 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt St Cuthbert, Otago -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Omarama aerodrome |
| Omarama aerodrome | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Schempp-Hirth Discus 2b glider, crashed on Mount Saint Cuthberts, approximately two nautical miles south-south-west of Omarama aerodrome. The pilot died in the crash.
On the day of the accident, the pilot’s intention was to conduct a flight in the local area. The glider was launched by an aerotow from Omarama aerodrome and then observed intermittently by the crew of another glider to be ridge flying in an area locally known as ‘the nursery’. It was also noted by the crew that at that time, GZP was flying very close to the ridge.
The CAA investigation determined that the accident occurred due to a departure from controlled flight when the glider’s airspeed became too slow, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and spin entry. There was insufficient height available for the pilot to effect a recovery before GZP struck terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127524256/one-dead-after-otago-glider-crash
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/one-killed-glider-crash-near-omarama
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127539470/flying-in-another-realm-victim-of-fatal-gliding-crash-died-doing-what-he-loved
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 July 2010 | ZK-GZP | Private | 0 | near St Arnaud, Nelson | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2022 10:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Jan-2022 11:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2022 10:43 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 02-Feb-2022 01:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Mar-2022 08:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Mar-2024 20:34 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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