ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225825
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| Date: | Sunday 2 June 2019 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-400 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HB-.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hirschpleiskopf, St. Anton am Arlberg -
 Austria
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | UUS Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider had a mid-air collision with a paraglider overhead mount Hirschpleiskopf. The paraglider crash-landed and it's pilot suffered injuries. The glider was able to return to the airfield and landed safely.
Probable causes
- The accident is due to too late recognition or perception of the collision hazard.
Probable factors
- Visibility restriction due to the transverse position of the motor glider, which was in gliding flight
- Visibility restriction upwards, due to the paraglider
- No FLARM collision warning device on the paraglider
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.meinbezirk.at/landeck/c-lokales/pettneu-segelflieger-streifte-paragleiter-tiroler-musste-notlanden_a3430323
https://www.tt.com/panorama/unfall/15711438/segelflieger-streifte-in-pettneu-paragleiter-notlandung-am-berg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2019 06:10 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:11 | harro | Updated |
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