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| Date: | Saturday 14 May 2022 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 13 |
| Owner/operator: | Edgehill Gliding Centre |
| Registration: | G-FCCC? |
| MSN: | 13035? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shenington, 7 miles North West of Banbury, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shenington, Banbury, Oxfordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Schleicher ASK 13 (possibly G-FCCC?): Substantially damaged 14 May 2022: During takeoff the winch cable was touched and there was damage to the tail unit. According to a rough translation from German into English of the BFU Germany report:
"Event: Accident without injuries
Date, time: May 14, 2022, 5:15 p.m. (local)
Location, State: Shenington, United Kingdom
Damage to the aircraft: severely damaged
Source: Investigation by foreign authority File number: BFU22-0373-DX
The winch cable was touched during take-off and the tail unit was damaged. The BFU supports the Investigation as the aircraft was designed/manufactured in Germany.
Aircraft: Glider
Pattern: Schleicher ASK-13
Operating mode: General Aviation - Private Sightseeing - Local Sightseeing"
Edgehill Gliding Centre is a British gliding club near the village of Shenington in the Cotswolds, seven miles north west of Banbury.
The present club was founded in 1991, though gliding had been a regular activity at the airfield since 1984. The club operates every day of the week and currently has two K-13, a K-21, a K-8, a motor glider, two lpg powered winches and a Chipmunk tug. The two K-13 gliders are G-FCCC and G-DDVX, although it is not 100% confirmed which of the two gliders was involved in the above incident. G-FCCC is ex-BGA1427, and G-DDVC is ex-BGA2425.
Sources:
1. BFU22-0373-DX: https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2022/Bulletin2022-05.pdf?__blob=publicationFile p.12
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenington_Gliding_Club
3. https://www.sheningtonairfield.com/
4. https://www.edgehillgliding.com/
5. https://www.edgehillgliding.com/?pgid=ktcq0s161-cd2b1514-bec0-496e-b0b6-8426bdb72c01
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2022 02:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 25-Aug-2022 16:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, ] |
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