Incident Schleicher ASW 27 SE-USB, Saturday 12 July 2014
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Date:Saturday 12 July 2014
Time:11:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic as27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schleicher ASW 27
Owner/operator:Eskilstuna flygklubb
Registration: SE-USB
MSN: 27204
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Hällbybrunn, W Eskilstuna -   Sweden
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Ekeby ESSC
Destination airport:Ekeby ESSC
Investigating agency: SHK
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Towed start to approx 800m. However the pilot did not find upwind and decided to return to the field. Altitude was lost quickly and the pilot decided to land in a field. The landing was hard with a ground loop with substantial damage to the a/c.
The investigation indicated that the pilot probably had the speed brakes extended.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: SHK
Report number: L-86/14
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.havkom.se/assets/reports/RL-2015_08.pdf SHK crash investigation in Swedish.

Revision history:

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