Accident to the PZL Bielsko SZD 55-1 registered D-5518 on 25/05/2017 at La Tour du Pin Cessieu (38)
Interruption du remorquage lors du roulement au décollage, largage du câble, perte de contrôle
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Local flight La Tour-du-Pin - Cessieu AD(38).
A little time after the beginning of towing, the glider diverted to the right. The pilot did not manage to come back on the axis and decided to release the towing cable. The glider made a ground loop to the left.