ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213737
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 January 1972 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: | Olympia 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Barossa Valley Gliding Club |
| Registration: | VH-GHR |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Stonefield, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stonefield, SA |
| Stonefield, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was converted to the Olympia 2 glider on 4 January 1972, and on that day he made five Rights in VH-GHR. On the third of these flights he experienced a cable break at about 300 feet and landed normally off a modified circuit. On 5 January 1972, he completed one satisfactory flight in VH-GHR. On his next launch in this glider, at approximately 1344 hours central summer time, the cable broke when the aircraft had reached a height of about 30 feet above the ground. The pilot released the cable and pushed the control column forward, then extended the dive brakes as for a normal landing but it is probable that the airspeed was low. Although the pilot attempted to flare the glider for landing it struck the ground heavily in a slightly nose down attitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1972/aair/aair197203840/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24602/197203840.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2018 05:39 | Pineapple | Added |
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