Accident Grob G103 Twin Astir VH-IKU, Wednesday 13 January 1993

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Date:	Wednesday 13 January 1993
Time:	18:15
Type:	Grob G103 Twin Astir
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-IKU
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Waikerie Airport (YWKI), Waikerie, SA - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	YWKI
Destination airport:	YWKI
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The tug aircraft, VH-WGC, was holding to the left of the threshold of the strip while a knot was being cleared in the tow rope attached to a glider to be launched. Another glider, VH-IKU, was engaged on solo circuits and was to land to the right of VH-WGC. VH-IKU bounced on landing and began to swing to the left. In an attempt to correct the swing, the pilot mistakenly applied left rudder and the glider struck the tail of the tug. The occupants of all aircraft escaped without injury.

Accident investigation: