Accident to the Jonkers JS3 registered D-KPWZ on 22/06/2024 at La Motte du Caire

Striking vegetation when landing in a field, collision with ground

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression In progress

Progress: 50%

Vol local V-S La Motte Du Caire (04) :

Estimant ne pas pouvoir atteindre la piste, le pilote décide d'atterrir dans un champ à proximité. Le planeur heurte de la végétation à l'entrée du champ lors de l'atterrissage.

The translation below is for information only :

Believing he could not reach the runway, the pilot decided to land in a nearby field. The glider hit some vegetation at the entrance to the field on landing.

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General information
Local date	22/06/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Location	La Motte Du Caire Airfield
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	USOS: Undershoot/overshoot, CTOL: Collision with obstacle(s) during take-off and landing
File number	BEA2024-0221

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Sailplane (Glider) - Retractable powerplant
Operator	Germany - Other
Manufacturer / Model	OTHER (Jonkers JS3)
Aircraft Registration	D-KPWZ
State of registry	Germany
Last departure point	France - Other (V-S La Motte Du Caire LF0431)
Planned destination	France - Other (V-S La Motte Du Caire LF0431)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local

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