Accident to the Centrair ASW20FL glider registered HB-3128 on 22/06/2016 at Méolans-Revel (04)

Atterrissage dur en campagne

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Local flight from Puimoisson AD (04).

The pilot stated that he decided to make an emergency landing following a lack of aerological updrafts. The glide was damaged during the landing in a cultivated field with high crops.

Final report (FR) (2017/03/03)

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General information
Local date	22/06/2016
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Location	Méolans-Revel
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	AMAN: Abrupt maneuvre, ARC: Abnormal runway contact, LOLI: Loss of lifting conditions en-route
File number	BEA2016-0358

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Sailplane (Glider) - Non-powered sailplane (Glider)
Operator	Switzerland
Manufacturer / Model	CENTRAIR - ASW20
Aircraft Registration	HB-3128
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	France - LFTP : Puimoisson
Planned destination	France - LFTP : Puimoisson
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	20116
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local

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