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| Date: | Sunday 30 September 2018 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 18 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero-Club Mülheim an der Ruhr e.V. |
| Registration: | D-3745 |
| MSN: | 18018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3283 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Essen/Mülheim (ESS) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Essen-Mülheim Airfield (ESS/EDLE) |
| Essen-Mülheim Airfield (ESS/EDLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Schleicher ASK 18 impacted terrain during an approach to Essen-Mülheim Airfield (ESS).
The young student pilot died.
Conclusions
The accident was due to a loss of control when recovering from a side slip, where the remaining altitude was too low to restore a controlled flight attitude.
A contributing factor to the accident was the issuing of a flight instruction without first gaining a comprehensive picture of the student pilot's abilities.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.waz.de/staedte/essen/flugschueler-stirbt-bei-absturz-nahe-flughafen-essen-muelheim-id215449749.html
https://ac-mh.de/segelflug-10/
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http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ask18.htm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/10983301@N06/7144274715
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2018/Bericht_18-1463-3X_ASK18_Essen.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2
Media:
Essen - Germany. Am Flughafen Essen/ Mülheim ist ein Segelflieger Schleicher ASK 18 abgestürzt. Der junge Pilot kam ums Leben. Das Oktoberfest geht regulär am Dienstag weiter.https://t.co/okmDuv6TAL pic.twitter.com/hApKrFCIeO
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 30 septembre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2018 18:26 | Copi | Added |
| 30-Sep-2018 18:33 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 30-Sep-2018 18:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 30-Sep-2018 18:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2018 19:41 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 30-Sep-2018 19:56 | TB | Updated [Location, Embed code, ] |
| 28-Feb-2024 09:11 | Pepe | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 28-Feb-2024 09:13 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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