ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210505
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 2018 |
| Time: | 13:22 LT |
| Type: | LAK-12 Lietuva |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | LY-GCW |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Just off Pociunai Airfield - EYPR -
 Lithuania
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pociunai Airport (EYPR) |
| Pociunai Airport (EYPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIID |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Due to insufficient obstacle clearance a glider released from aerotow at low height, attempted a turn and crashed into a forest next to Pociunai airfield. The aerotow PZL-104 WILGA-35A aircraft made it over the trees and climbed away. The glider pilot survived with minor chest injuries. Loss of aerotow engine power during takeoff is suspected as the cause.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.aviacijospasaulis.lt/straipsniai/naujienos-01/2018/5/prienu-rajone-kildamas-suduzo-sklandytuvas-pilotas-gyvas
https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/crime/prienu-rajone-i-miska-nukrito-sklandytuvas.d?id=77912861
http://tm.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys-1/transporto-avariju-ir-incidentu-tyrimai-1/oro-transportas/a-18-04
http://tm.lrv.lt/en/activities/transport-accident-and-incident-investigations/civil-aviation/safety-investigations-2018-a/a-18-04
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2018 16:35 | kukanotas | Added |
| 07-May-2018 06:07 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Oct-2019 17:03 | harro | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 30-Apr-2020 17:35 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 04-May-2020 13:03 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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