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| Date: | Saturday 16 October 2021 |
| Time: | 16:29 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK-13 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bad Gandersheim Airfield (EDVA) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bad Gandersheim Airfield (EDVA) |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During winch launch, the student pilot released the rope at an altitude of about 80 meters because the tow speed was too low. During the subsequent landing straight ahead, the glider went off the runway and landed in a cornfield.
Sources:
BFU21-0962-3X
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