ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46401
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 November 2004 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Politechnika Warszawska PW-5 Smyk |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-GXZ |
| MSN: | 17.12.017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Drury Airfield, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was on his second solo flight in the glider and was being winch launched, when shortly after becoming airborne the glider veered to the right of the runway centreline at a very high nose up attitude. Shortly thereafter, the towline back released and the glider immediately entered a spin to the right which was not recovered in the height available. The aircraft struck the ground a short distance from the airfield and the pilot received serious injuries.
Sources:
1. CAA NZ Occurrence reference 04/3506.
2. CAA NZ "Vector", Mar-Apr 2006.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Mar-2011 02:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 26-Mar-2011 14:37 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 26-Nov-2011 12:51 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Feb-2022 08:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source] |
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