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| Date: | Sunday 25 November 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Scheibe SF 28-A Tandem-Falke |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | EC-DKJ |
| MSN: | 57114 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Limbach SL-1700-EA1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toledo-La Mancha Airport (LEMX) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lillo aerodrome |
| Toledo-La Mancha Airport (LEMX) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At 14:29 h, the aircraft took off, heading back to La Mancha aerodrome. When approaching it, the pilot made radio contact to inquire about traffic and the active runway. He was informed that there was another aircraft, a glider, and that the active runway was 10.
He entered the downwind leg and reported it by radio. Shortly after, he noticed that there was not enough separation from the traffic ahead, so he decided to make a 360° turn to the left, which he also reported by radio.
He chose to perform a power-off landing, as it was a final landing. After completing the turn, he shut down the engine.
According to the pilot, he completed the rest of the downwind and base legs without incident. His intention was to land as close to the runway threshold as possible, as practice for short-field landings. Regarding the weather, he reported CAVOK conditions.
When he was on final approach at about 6 meters altitude, he heard a noise and immediately noticed the left wing had snagged on something. The aircraft veered sharply to the left, although the flight direction was barely affected. After the impact, the aircraft continued flying toward the runway, but with its longitudinal axis rotated about 45° from its trajectory—that is, it was sideslipping to the right.
The pilot tried to regain control of the aircraft, but was unable to prevent a hard impact with the ground, which caused significant damage.
The aircraft came to a stop a few meters beyond the point of impact, and the pilot was able to exit on his own.
CONCLUSIONS
The accident occurred as a result of the left wing of the motor glider striking a tree located in the approach area to runway 10, due to the pilot's poor assessment of the aircraft’s height.
It is considered that the pilot’s intention to land as close as possible to the beginning of runway 10 was a contributing factor in the accident, as it required reducing the clearance margins with nearby obstacles (trees).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CIAIAC Ref. A-043/2012
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 2025 | EC-DKJ | Real Aeroclub de Toledo | 0 | Lillo Airport (LELT) | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2020 09:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 04-Jul-2025 14:10 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jul-2025 14:11 | ASN | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Category, ] |
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