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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 2002 |
| Time: | 18:16 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK21 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Melle-Grönegau -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Shortly after takeoff during an aerotow, the glider entered oscillations and touched down multiple times. The nosewheel bulkhead broke, the tailwheel was shattered, and the tailwheel mounting was destroyed.
Sources:
3X218-0/02
Revision history:
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| 01-Oct-2024 19:43 | ASN | Added |
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