Accident to the microlight fixed-wing Aerospool WT9 identified 13ACF and the glider Glaser Dirks DG500 registered F-CHJG on 23/03/2026 at Le Mazet de Romanin
Aborted take-off during a tow-in flight, failure to release the tow rope, tow plane stalling
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The pilot of the tow plane aborted take-off because a glider was landing in the opposite direction. The tow rope was not released. The towed glider, already on its flight path, caught up with the tow plane and overtook it on the left. The rope dragged the tow plane along the ground.