Accident Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus D-...., Tuesday 30 August 2022

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Date:	Tuesday 30 August 2022
Time:	11:58
Type:	Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus
Owner/operator:
Registration:	D-....
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Rohr im Gebirge - Austria
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	UUS Austria
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During an outlanding, the glider collided with a fence. The passenger was seriously injured.

Probable causes
The decision to make an outlanding was made too late or at too low an altitude above ground and was then made on a meadow unsuitable for this.
Probable factors
- Unfavourable flight tactics
- Extending the auxiliary power unit below the minimum flight altitude specified in the flight manual.

Accident investigation: