ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176726
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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 2015 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: | Rubik R-26SU Góbé 82 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Club Esztergom |
| Registration: | HA-5501 |
| MSN: | A800002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Esztergom Airport -
 Hungary
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Esztergom Airport |
| Esztergom Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB Hungary |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Two gliders collided mid-air, resulting in a crash of one glider. Both occupants in the glider died in the crash.
The other glider (HA-5501) managed to land but sustained substantial damage.
Causes
The IC concluded during the investigation that the causes of the occurrence were as follows:
- The crew of Aircraft 1 either did not see Aircraft 2 or if they saw it, they failed to perform an avoidance manoeuvre in time.
- The pilot of Aircraft 2 had not seen Aircraft 1 for a long time until the collision.
In addition to the above, the IC presumes the following probable causes:
- The colour combination of the two aircraft was a contributing factor in the given meteorological and light conditions. The painting of both sailplanes included a colour combination dominated by several shades of blue and the silver colour, so both sailplanes could have blended into the blue sky as background.
- The behavioural and physiological factors originating in the age of the Flight Instructor might also have been contributing factors.
Sources:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/08/c_134305139.htm
https://index.hu/belfold/2015/06/07/osszeutkozott_ket_vitorlazo_repulogep_esztergomban/
http://www.kbsz.hu/j25/dokumentumok/2015-157-4%20FR.pdf
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2015 08:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Jun-2015 08:09 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2015 09:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-May-2020 08:09 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2020 08:09 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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