ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300110
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 2022 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Rolladen-Schneider LS4 |
| Owner/operator: | Midland Gliding Club |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Mynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Long Mynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire |
| Long Mynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Rolladen-Schneider LS4 substantially damaged 27 July 2022 when crashed on approach at Long Mynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
According to a rough translation from German into English of the original BFU Germany report (see link #1 for the original German text):
"Event: Accident without injuries
Date, time: 07/27/2022, 2:30 p.m. (local)
City, State: Church Stretton, United Kingdom
Damage to the aircraft: severely damaged
Source: Investigation by foreign authority File number: BFU22-0739-DX
During the approach, the aircraft struck a tree and fell to the ground. The BFU supports the investigation because the Aircraft designed/manufactured in Germany.
Aircraft: Glider
Pattern: ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER - LS4
Operating mode: General Aviation - Private Sightseeing - Local Sightseeing"
The Long Mynd is a heath and moorland plateau that forms part of the Shropshire Hills in Shropshire, England. The high ground, which is common land and designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies between the Stiperstones range to the west and the Stretton Hills and Wenlock Edge to the east.
The Long Mynd has been home to the Midland Gliding Club since 1934. The club owns 136 hectares (340 acres) of land on the south end and flies gliders there throughout the year. It runs residential training courses and offers members of the public trial lesson flights. Many long flights have started from the Long Mynd, most recently one of 750 kilometres (470 miles) during the summer of 2007. The gliding club is one of the few remaining clubs in Europe to regularly launch gliders by bungee.
Sources:
1. BFU Germany July 2022: https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2022/Bulletin2022-07.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
2. https://www.midlandgliding.club/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Mynd#Gliding
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2022 14:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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