Accident Schleicher ASK 23 D-3425,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29423
 
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Date:Sunday 26 May 2002
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic as23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schleicher ASK 23
Owner/operator:Aero-Club Wolfsburg
Registration: D-3425
MSN: 23013
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Masel, Gifhorn -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Stüde-Bernsteinsee
Destination airport:Stüde-Bernsteinsee
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Left thermal with high speed. The pilot (48) decided to bail out of the glider after losing control, but the parachute did not open and he hit the ground. The glider crashed into the roof of a house.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlcln_030/nn_223970/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2002/Bericht__02__3X085-0,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Bericht_02_3X085-0.pdf
Hamburger Abendblatt 27 May 2002

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
17-Jun-2012 14:34 Alpine Flight Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
21-Feb-2018 19:21 TB Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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