ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75765
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 18-JUL-2010 |
| Time: | ~4:00 pm L/T |
| Type: | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2b |
| Operator: | B Martin, Gore |
| Registration: | ZK-GZP |
| C/n / msn: | 59 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | About 4 miles south of Lake Station airstrip, St Arnaud, Nelson. -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZLE |
A downdraft was encountered while ridge soaring, causing the aircraft to sink and strike the tree tops.
At about 4 pm an ELT signal was detected.
The Rescue Co-ordination Centre phoned the cell no. of the owner of the beacon who told them he had crashed his glider amidst 20-metre tall beech trees about 7km / 4miles south of Lake Station / Nelson Lakes airstrip ( NZLE ) in the Saint Arnaud district of Nelson.
The 60-year old pilot was uninjured.
Sources:
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gliding&action=display&thread=11532
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2010 15:10 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Jul-2010 15:18 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jul-2010 00:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2010 00:57 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2012 09:34 | OR | Updated [Narrative] |
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