ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237436
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 2020 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 27-18 E |
| Owner/operator: | Amsterdamse Club voor Zweefvliegen |
| Registration: | PH-1399 |
| MSN: | 29542 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Elst, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg |
| Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot took off, assisted by an aerotow, from the Soesterberg glider airfield in a single-seat glider. The extendable turbomotor on the glider was unusable due to a technical problem. After having flown for about 1.5 hours, and having returned early because he had not found any more thermals, the pilot decided at an altitude of approx. 300 meters to make an off-field landing near Elst. Landing options were limited there. The pilot chose the most suitable field, with a length of approximately 300 meters, for a landing. He flew a left-hand circuit and on final approach selected flaps in the landing setting. He assumed that the wind was approaching from the right during the landing.
The field rose in gradual undulations in the direction of the landing. During the ground roll, whereby the airbrakes were opened, according to the pilot, the glider failed to lose sufficient speed. Approximately 50 metres before he reached a row of trees, he initiated a ground loop estimating that the glider could not be stopped before it reached the end of the field. The glider sustained damage to the fuselage, the horizontal stabilizer and the landing gear. The pilot was unharmed.
The glider landed on a heading of 015. In the vicinity of Elst, at an altitude of 500 feet, the wind was blowing from 150 degrees (south-southeast) at a speed of 13 knots.
The glider experienced a tail wind component, resulting in a rise in ground speed. This extended the distance the glider covered during the roll-out after landing, before it came to a stop. The glider could not be stopped in time. Given the wind direction, which the pilot had failed to recognize, the field the pilot selected turned out to be less suitable for the off-field landing.
Sources:
https://www.gelderlander.nl/rhenen/zweefvliegtuigje-maakt-noodlanding-in-weiland-elst~a42d4552/
https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/page/17225/beschadigd-tijdens-buitenlanding-asw-27-18-e-elst
https://www.acvz.nl/vin/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/m2_ph1399_asg_291.jpg (photo)
Media:
In een weiland achter een woning aan de Franseweg in Elst is vanmiddag kort na drie uur een zweefvliegtuig geland. Het vliegtuig is zwaar beschadigd, gelukkig kwam de piloot met de schrik vrij. ^HK pic.twitter.com/tsJye7hOI0
— Politie Rhenen (@PolitieRhenen) June 26, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2020 14:08 | harro | Added |
| 27-Jun-2020 15:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 29-Jun-2020 14:56 | CharlyBravo | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Jul-2020 08:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2020 09:29 | harro | Updated [[Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]] |
| 14-Dec-2020 14:07 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2022 09:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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