Accident Rolladen-Schneider LS1-D SE-TKL, Wednesday 16 July 1997

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Date:	Wednesday 16 July 1997
Time:
Type:	Rolladen-Schneider LS1-D
Owner/operator:
Registration:	SE-TKL
MSN:	163
Year of manufacture:	1973
Fatalities:	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:
Category:	Accident
Location:	Ludvika Airfield (ESSG) - Sweden
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	SHK
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
While returning to the airfield with glider SE-TKL, the aircraft experienced severe sink, and the pilot realized he would not reach the field. He decided to land in a clear-cut area. The left wingtip struck the ground, the glider rotated 90 degrees, and the pilot suffered back injuries. The glider was destroyed.

Accident investigation: