ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145617
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 13-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: | Schempp-Hirth Discus bT |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-KMDS |
| C/n / msn: | 72/400 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Melle -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
A mid-air collision with a Tecnam P92 Echo (D-MTIS) and a Discus bT (D-KMDS) glider near Melle., got uncontrolable.
The glider became uncontroleble and the pilot decided to bail out at an altitude of 600m AGL and landed safely by parachute.
The pilot of the Tecnam P92 Echo (D-MTIS) was able to land safely.
Sources:
http://www.noz.de/lokales/63905816/segelflieger-kollidierte-mit-ultraleichtflugzeug
http://www.presseportal.de/polizeipresse/pm/104236/2251922/pol-os-melle-segelflugzeug-nach-kollision-mit-ultraleichtflieger-abgestuerzt
http://www.ndr.de/regional/niedersachsen/emsland/flugunfall101.html
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/discus2.htm
http://auto.noz.de/artikel/63945559/bergung-nach-ma-segelflieger-aus-baeumen-geborgen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2012 21:58 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Added |
| 14-May-2012 05:26 | PC 12 | Updated [Source] |
| 14-May-2012 18:26 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2012 13:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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