ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29488
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| Date: | Saturday 7 August 2004 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus |
| Owner/operator: | Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 1624 |
| MSN: | 77 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nympsfield Airfield, Stonehouse, Stroud, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nympsfield Airfield, Stroud |
| Nympsfield Airfield, Stroud | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 07-08-2004: Collided with tree following early release from winch launch at Nympsfield Airfield, Stonehouse, Stroud, Gloucestershire. The pilot - the sole person on board - sustained fatal injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official BGA report into the accident:
"The Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club (BGGC) alerted the Emergency Services immediately after the accident. Subsequently, at 14:36 hours, the Safety officer of the BGGC reported the accident to the AAIB Duty officer. At 15:00 hours the accident was reported to the British Gliding Association Accident Investigation Team a member of which then arrived at the scene at 17:00 hours that day. Liaison was maintained with the Gloucestershire CID.
A winch from the airfield at Nympsfield was launching the glider when it was seen to climb more steeply than normal after it left the ground. It then began to yaw and turn to the left and by the time the glider reached about 150 to 200 feet above ground level, it was banked steeply to the left. It was seen to disconnect from the winch cable at the glider release mechanism following which it recovered to a relatively normal pitch attitude, but heading some 20° or 30° degrees to the left of the take off path. The glider continued the left turn through some 150 degrees, with a gradually reducing speed and, at the end of the turn, it was then seen to sharply drop the left wing and enter a spin. After approximately 180° degrees of rotation in this spin, the glider crashed into trees at the side of the runway in a very steep nose down attitude. The pilot was pronounced dead on arrival at the Gloucester Royal Hospital".
Sources:
1. BGA Accident Report: https://members.gliding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/08/Cirrus-2004.pdf
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/3545454.stm
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/3546870.stm
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/3553590.stm
5. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP800.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jan-2010 04:19 | DColclasure | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 12:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 21:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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