Accident Schleicher ASK 21 D-7923, Saturday 30 May 2009
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Date:Saturday 30 May 2009
Time:16c. 17
Type:Silhouette image of generic ask1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schleicher ASK 21
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: D-7923
MSN: 21635
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Saalhoff -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Saalhoff
Destination airport:Saalhoff
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed on approach. Pilot(43) safe, but passenger(56) seriously injured.
The pilot misjudged his altitude in the prevailing winds, causing the plane to touch trees short of the runway.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: 3X063-0/09
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.derwesten.de//nachrichten/staedte/kamp-lintfort/2009/5/30/news-121343211/detail.html
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlcln_005/nn_223970/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2009/Bericht__09__3X063__ASK21__Kamp-Lintfort,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Bericht_09_3X063_ASK21_Kamp-Lintfort.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jul-2009 12:39 Anon. Added
28-Jul-2009 06:57 RobertMB Updated
09-Aug-2010 14:46 harro Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]

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