Accident to the glider Grob G103 Twin Astir registered EC-EPU on 14/06/2017 at Gèdre (65)

Perte de contrôle lors d'une tentative d'atterrissage en campagne en instruction vol à voile

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Flight from Jaca (Spain).

The glider hit a tree and fell down below.

Final report (EN) (2018/05/30)

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General information
Local date	14/06/2017
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 65 Hautes-Pyrénées
Location	Gèdre
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	2
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight, LOLI: Loss of lifting conditions en-route
File number	BEA2017-0343

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Sailplane (Glider) - Non-powered sailplane (Glider)
Operator	Spain
Manufacturer / Model	GROB - G103
Aircraft Registration	EC-EPU
State of registry	Spain
Last departure point	Spain - LECI : Santa Cilia De Jaca (Huesca)
Planned destination	Spain - LECI : Santa Cilia De Jaca (Huesca)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	3237
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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