ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240503
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 2020 |
| Time: | 12:16 UTC |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASH 25 |
| Owner/operator: | Kenneth Henry Lloyd & Darrel Tucker (regd.owners) |
| Registration: | G-CFST |
| MSN: | 25073 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 275 two-stroke |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | London Road, Charlton Kings, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aston Down Airfield, Stroud, Gloucestershire |
| Aston Down Airfield, Stroud, Gloucestershire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Schleicher ASH 25 glider, G-CFST, launched behind an aerotow tug from Aston Down Airfield with the intention of soaring along the Cotswold Ridge between Dursley and Broadway. The soaring conditions proved challenging and the glider became too low as it followed the ridge to the east of Cheltenham, an area with few options for a successful field landing. The glider collided with the top of a line of trees while the pilot was attempting to start the glider’s sustainer engine and trying to find a suitable place to land. After colliding with the trees, the glider struck the ground nose-first imparting fatal injuries to the pilot. The rear seat passenger received only minor injuries.
The investigation found that the accident occurred because the glider was flown over an area where the combination of the terrain and the glider’s altitude meant a successful field landing could not be assured. While the pilot had been flying under an informal age-related ‘dual-only’ limitation imposed by his gliding club, the investigation was not able to determine to what degree age was a factor in the pilot’s decision making on the accident flight.
Following this accident, the BGA began a consultation process with their member clubs to develop policy and guidance for the management of pilots who, for any reason, might benefit from flying with a safety pilot or relinquishing PIC status.
=Damage sustained to airframe=
Per the above AAIB report, G-CFST was "destroyed". G-CFST was ex-BGA3496, first becoming G-CFST on 30 Aguust 2007. The registration G-CFST was formally cancelled by the CAA on 3 June 2001 as "Permanently Withdrawn From Use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report (33 Pages): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6087c4a4d3bf7f013a9a54b4/Schleicher_ASH_25_E_G-CFST_06-21.pdf
2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-53922217
3. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/updates-glider-crash-charlton-kings-4459449
4. https://www.glosnews.com/articles/glider-crash-in-cheltenham
5. https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2020-08-26/two-hurt-after-glider-crash-lands-in-cheltenham-school-playing-fields
6. https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/18691595.cotswold-gliding-club-pilot-died-highly-experienced/
7. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-CFST
8. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ash25.htm
Images:
Photo: AAIB
Media:
While soaring along the Cotswold Ridge, a Schleicher ASH 25 E collided with the top of a line of trees as the pilot was trying to start the glider’s sustainer engine and find a place to land. The glider struck the ground nose-first.
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) April 29, 2021
Read the AAIB report: https://t.co/8hgkAZSVEC pic.twitter.com/OPPRoQaUH7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2020 15:07 | Michael Roots | Added |
| 26-Aug-2020 16:25 | Michael Roots | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 26-Aug-2020 16:25 | harro | Updated [Date] |
| 26-Aug-2020 16:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Damage] |
| 26-Aug-2020 18:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Aug-2020 18:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2020 20:49 | GrumpyMike | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 26-Aug-2020 21:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Aug-2020 06:02 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2020 11:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 04-Sep-2020 06:08 | HiCirrus | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 22-Oct-2020 18:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2021 08:56 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
| 30-Apr-2021 02:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 10-Jun-2021 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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