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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 2007 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6CR |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-GFD |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kaikohe -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The approach and touchdown speed was too fast, and the air brakes were not deployed. On landing the glider bounced and rose about 10 feet. The right wing then lifted due to a crosswind gust, and the glider veered to the left. Going into an incipient spin, it rotated 180 degrees and impacted nose down. The pilot received minor injuries, and the fuselage of the glider was destroyed.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 07/492
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:27 | ASN | Added |
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