ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237755
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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 2020 |
| Time: | 14:25 |
| Type: | HpH Glasflügel 304CZ-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-5304 |
| MSN: | 21 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Condamine-Châtelard -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barcelonnette Airfield (BAE/LFMR) |
| Barcelonnette Airfield (BAE/LFMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot carried out a towed take-off and was released at an altitude of 2,000 m. He could not find any updrafts and decided to land on the canopy. A wing came into contact with the tree tops and the glider lost speed until it came to a halt.
The pilot was thermalling north of Barcelonnette valley. He headed toward another glider who seemed to be in a better uplift zone, flying along a spur and following a path almost perpendicular to Parpaillon massif. Realising that his height was becoming too low, he turned around. The glider suddenly lost altitude and the pilot was unable to avoid collision with the vegetation.
Contributing factors
The following factors may have contributed to the collision with the vegetation:
- the path followed by the pilot facing the mountain face and his late decision to turn around, which forced him to tighten the turn;
- the pilot’s lack of attention due to his focus on another glider, which altered his perception of height;
- a local aerological phenomenon associated with the presence of spurs and a thalweg, which may have caused a loss of altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.dici.fr/actu/2020/07/09/alpes-de-haute-provence-un-homme-de-64-ans-detruit-planeur-apres-un-crash-s-sort-indemne-1416457
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/difficultes-a-trouver-des-ascendances-descente-dans-une-vallee-atterrissage-force-sur-la-cime-des/
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/hph304.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2020 15:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jul-2020 16:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Jul-2020 18:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2020 18:16 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Feb-2022 15:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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