ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75608
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 2010 |
| Time: | 17:02 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus 2T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | SE-UOA (8K) |
| MSN: | 9/109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km South West from Ruzomberok -
 Slovakia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LZPE |
| LZPE | |
| Investigating agency: | LNVU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 4 July 2010 at 17:02 hrs during competitive flights on the 31st FAI World Gliding Championship in Prievidza ("31st FAI WGC 2010") two gliders circling in updraft hit each other 10 km SW from the city of Ružomberok.
The pilots were unhurt. The damaged aircraft landed at the Ružomberok Airport (LZRU) and at the Prievidza airport (LZPE), respectively.
Involved were Schempp-Hirth Discus 2T (SE-UOA) and Schempp-Hirth Discus 2a (OK-7000).
Cause of air accident
The pilot of aircraft Discus 2T "8K" joining circling aircraft in the updraft crossed the air path of aircraft that were already circling in the updraft and did not keep a safe distance from these aircraft. In spite of his effort to avoid the collision by pulling back the stick two competitive aircraft crashed to each other.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.wgc2010.sk/index.php/en/news_show/103/no-rel
http://francoise.fischer.free.fr/d2/se-uoa.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2010 00:58 | bubu | Added |
| 13-Jul-2010 01:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 13-Apr-2018 18:04 | harro | Updated [Date, Operator, Narrative] |
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