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| Date: | Saturday 7 May 2016 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6 Rhonsegler |
| Owner/operator: | Flugsportvereinigung Kassel-Zierenberg e.V. |
| Registration: | D-.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dörnberg Airfield, near Kassel (Hessen) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dörnberg Airfield |
| Dörnberg Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On approach, the aircraft came up short and touched down hard in front of the runway. The glider was damaged and the pilot slightly injured.
Sources:
https://www.focus.de/regional/kassel/polizei-kassel-landkreis-kassel-segelflugzeug-beim-landen-verunglueckt_id_5509167.html
http://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/other/ots-pol-ks-landkreis-kassel-segelflugzeug-beim-landen-verungl%C3%BCckt/ar-BBsKcFr
https://www.hna.de/lokales/wolfhagen/zierenberg-ort78080/segelflieger-beim-landen-doernberg-verunglueckt-6380884.html
BFU16-0514-3X
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2016 06:25 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 28-Oct-2019 12:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2023 16:59 | harro | Updated |
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