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| Date: | Sunday 19 August 2018 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Aerospool WT-9 Dynamic |
| Owner/operator: | Centre de vol en planeur CICVVA - Colmar |
| Registration: | 68-ADW |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Colmar-Houssen Airport, Haut-Rhin 68 -
 France
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Colmar-Houssen Airport (CMR/LFGA) |
| Colmar-Houssen Airport (CMR/LFGA) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Aerospool WT-9 Dynamic ultralight was trying to tow a Centrair 101A Pégase glider (F-CGOT).
During take-off, the glider pilot climbed. The difference in altitude was about ten meters between the two aircraft at thirty meters high. The tow plane then quickly lost altitude, the towing cable broke, and the ULM collided with the ground.
The glider pilot landed safely.
The investigation could not determine the reasons that led to this situation; it is nevertheless likely that it is due to inappropriate pilot actions on the part of the glider pilot. It is not excluded that an aerological phenomenon causing a vertical ascent contributed to the initial height gain of the glider.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/haut-rhin/colmar/aerodrome-colmar-crash-ulm-feu-fait-mort-1528188.html
https://www.lalsace.fr/actualite/2018/08/19/ulm-en-feu-a-colmar-un-mort
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http://planeur-colmar.net/notre-flotte/
Media:
France: Aérodrome de Colmar : le crash d'un ULM en feu fait un mort - France 3 Grand Est.https://t.co/1N9LEHscJx pic.twitter.com/o7ixEwoTBl
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 19 août 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Aug-2018 22:34 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 19-Aug-2018 22:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 19-Aug-2018 22:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2018 22:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2018 22:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2018 11:46 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 20-Aug-2018 11:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 20-Aug-2018 15:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Aug-2018 15:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Aug-2018 09:54 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 21-Aug-2018 09:54 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 24-Jul-2019 15:58 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 03-Jul-2022 06:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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