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| Date: | Sunday 4 September 2022 |
| Time: | 16:05 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-KJUN |
| MSN: | 18/81 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Terlet Airfield, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Terlet Airfield (EHTL) |
| Terlet Airfield (EHTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While trying to land at Terlet Airfield, a pilot crashed his glider into some trees close to a motorway. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The glider was destroyed.
After cross country flight pilot had normal circuit and turned into final approach. Flaps were put in L position whereafter air brakes were opened. After several seconds the flap handle unexpectedly went into -1 position causing sudden and heavy sinking of the glider. Pilot reversed flap handle into L-position but glider had sunk and nose was downwards already. Pilot pulled up again but could not prevent collision with trees anymore.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/zweefvliegtuigje-neergestort-langs-a50-bij-arnhem~ac4b7985/
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3e75c9&lat=52.018&lon=5.928&zoom=12.7&showTrace=2022-09-04&trackLabels
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/d-kjun.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2022 06:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Sep-2022 07:31 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 10-Sep-2022 15:07 | Bakkergw | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2022 23:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Jun-2023 17:38 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Sep-2023 07:31 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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