Incident Rolladen-Schneider LS8-t OH-976,
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Date:Thursday 7 June 2012
Time:17:27 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic rls8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rolladen-Schneider LS8-t
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: OH-976
MSN: 8519
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Leppälammi, Loppi -   Finland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:EFRY
Destination airport:EFRY
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
At around 17:25 (UTC+3 hours) a Rolladen-Schneider LS8-t 18m glider made a succesfull emergency landing into lake Leppälammi in Loppi, Finland.

The aircraft was observed from the ground, flying low above the lake before making an emergency landing near the shoreline 4,5 kilometres from Räyskälä (EFRY) airfield. The sole occupant in the aircraft survived relatively unharmed.

The glider was a participant in 18m class gliders' Finnish championships (18m-luokan SM-kisat) originating in Räyskälä airfield in Loppi.

Sources:

http://www.tilannehuone.fi/tehtava.php?hash=2cdedb047677d9d5519f4dcefd545bf0
https://www.uusisuomi.fi/kotimaa/51154-juuri-nyt-ilmaliikenneonnettomuus-lopella-kaksi-putosi-jarveen
http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2012060715681178_uu.shtml
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/kotimaa/art-1288475187068.html
http://www.rayskala.fi/files/tiedote.doc

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2012 13:51 Anon. Added
07-Jun-2012 13:52 harro Updated [Date, Aircraft type]
08-Jun-2012 02:36 Anon. Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
08-Jun-2012 02:41 Penu Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Jun-2012 03:11 Penu Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Damage]
08-Jun-2012 04:58 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative]
25-Jun-2012 23:17 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
04-Jul-2013 19:38 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]

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