ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29541
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| Date: | Saturday 24 November 2007 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 13 |
| Owner/operator: | Vale of White Horse GC |
| Registration: | BGA 1508 |
| MSN: | 13121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sandhill Farm, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sandhill Farm, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Sandhill Farm, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wiltshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
According to the P1's report, the P2 flew the circuit well, turning onto final approach at a sensible height and position, although a little fast. After the P1 commented on the airspeed, P2 slowed the glider down and opened the airbrakes. The instructor noted that the P2 was slow to recognise that the glider was now undershooting the landing reference point so he took control, immediately closing the airbrakes.
Realising that the glide onto the airfield was now marginal, the instructor chose to trade height for speed and lowered the nose of the K13, intending to fly low over the public road before hopping over the boundary hedge to land on the airfield.
A bush growing a metre or so proud of the hedge caught the port wingtip, slowing and yawing the glider round until it hit the ground nose first.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ask13.htm
2. http://www.aviationfanatic.com/ent_show.php?ent=5&AC_Regno=BGA-1508
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20150512163452/http://www.swindongliding.co.uk:80/phpfusion/news.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Aug-2009 08:06 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 22-Sep-2011 14:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2014 00:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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