ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194363
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| Date: | Sunday 19 March 2017 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: | Glaser-Dirks DG-1000M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-KVDG |
| MSN: | 10-158M8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vernet -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sisteron-Theze Airfield (LFNS) |
| Sisteron-Theze Airfield (LFNS) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A motorglider which took-off from Sisteron-Vaumeilh airfield crashed after hitting a tree near a dwelling. The passenger died a few days later in hospital and the pilot, with 12 year experience, is hospitalized at Marseille in critical condition.
CONCLUSION
It was not possible to determine what the pilot's intentions were during this flight and the reasons for following this trajectory.
The aerial view shows that he flew over two fields about 250 metres long, on which he could have made a field landing a few minutes before the collision. However, no track alteration on the trajectory, which could indicate an intention to land, is noticeable.
The landing gear was found retracted, which may also indicate that the pilot did not intend to land.
It is likely that the pilot initiated the release of the engine mast late in an altitude and airspeed range that did not allow the deployment sequence to be completed before impact with the trees and then the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/4372828/accident-de-planeur-au-vernet-le-passager-est-decede.html
http://alles-mit-links.ch/Wordpress/?page_id=394&tempAZ=K&kennzeichenland=D
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2017 20:11 | bubu | Added |
| 23-Mar-2017 20:18 | harro | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 24-Mar-2017 07:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities] |
| 24-Mar-2017 18:59 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2018 20:20 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2019 12:18 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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