ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269956
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Rolladen-Schneider LS3-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-2756 |
| MSN: | 3449 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | east of Värnamo, Jönköping county -
 Sweden
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ljungby/Feringe Airfield |
| Ljungby/Feringe Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | SHK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was a competition task during the Swedish gliding championships. After a two-hour flight, the pilot flew back towards the landing site and perceived that the weather had become worse and that the thermals had weakened. This meant that the pilot had to perform an outlanding on a small field. At touch-down speed was too high and the aircraft bounced. The glider yawed to the right, ground-looped and came to a full stop 100 metres into the field.
The pilot was not injured, but the glider was substantially damaged.
After landing, it was found that the glider’s main wheel was in the retracted position, but the doors to the main wheel bay were unfolded. Marks on the wheel and underside of the aircraft suggested that the wheel was in the extended position at the touch-down.
The landing circuit was performed at a lower height and was significantly tighter than normal. This resulted in a too short final, which made it impossible to adjust height and speed correctly.
The accident was caused by the following factors:
- The size of the landing circuit was decreased in relation to the size of the field, which limited the opportunities to adjust the flight path for approach and landing.
- The downwind leg was performed over high terrain and was commen-ced at too low height.
- Some tailwind prevailed.
- The gas damper holding the landing gear in the extended position was defective.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SHK
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2021 20:23 | harro | Added |
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