Loss of control Accident Schleicher ASW 24 D-0197,
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Date:Saturday 16 July 2022
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schleicher ASW 24
Owner/operator:SFG Crailsheim e.V.
Registration: D-0197
MSN: 24205
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Weipertshofen -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Weipertshofen Airfield
Destination airport:Weipertshofen Airfield
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The glider got into an uncontrolled flight attitude after 9 minutes of flight time and crashed into a meadow. The pilot was fatally injured on impact and the glider was destroyed.

Conclusions
The accident was due to the glider entering an uncontrolled attitude after the turn and subsequently hitting the ground due to the low altitude.
The contributing factor was the failure to observe the speed when initiating the turn.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.unglueck-im-kreis-schwaebisch-hall-pilot-stirbt-bei-absturz-mit-segelflieger.6bf7e17b-fc5c-44cc-bfd5-5be164919dce.html
https://www.sfgcrailsheim.de/flugzeugpark
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw24.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jul-2022 08:05 gerard57 Added
27-Jul-2022 11:41 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Sep-2023 12:37 harro Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]

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