ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147195
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 29-JUL-2012 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: | Schleicher ASW 19 |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-7960 |
| C/n / msn: | 19169 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Meckenbacher Höhe Airfield -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Meckenbacher Höhe |
| Meckenbacher Höhe |
The pilot of a glider, a Schleicher ASW 19 (D-7960), wasn´t able to release from the winch-rope after take-off from Meckenbacher Höhe Airfield. The pilot tried to land and hit the ground with the tail first. The tail of the glider broke up.
he pilot escaped uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.rhein-zeitung.de/region/bad-kreuznach_artikel,-Segelflugzeug-stuerzt-bei-Start-ab-Pilot-unverletzt-_arid,460144.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2012 06:10 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Added |
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