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| Date: | Saturday 16 January 2016 |
| Time: | 15:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna L-19A Bird Dog |
| Owner/operator: | Club de Vuelo a Vela de Igualada-Ódena |
| Registration: | EC-DRN |
| MSN: | 22613 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Igualada – Ódena -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Igualada – Ódena |
| Igualada – Ódena | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft took off for towing a glider from runway 35 and returned for a normal landing.
During taxi, the pilot took a 180 degrees turn to return to the top of runway 35, but a wind gust lift the rear of the aircraft and the front hit hard the asphalt. The plane was damaged, but the pilot had no injuries and left the aircraft by himself.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160611011325/http://www.fomento.gob.es:80/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/ORGANOS_COLEGIADOS/CIAIAC/INVESTIGACION/2016/002_2016.htm
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1327878
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2016 07:55 | Fusko | Added |
| 31-Jan-2016 07:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Sep-2024 05:04 | MartynB66 | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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