Accident to the Rolladen Schneider LS4 registered F-COKE on 15/08/2022 at Aillon-le-Jeune
Collision with trees on a ridge, in slope soaring flight
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The pilot, in slope soaring flight, was following the ridge southwards using the dynamic uplift created by the north-west wind on the west slopes of Bonvillard mountain. As the glider passed over the Col de Verne pass, at the altitude of the ridge and fairly close to the terrain, its wing caught the top of a tree, which destabilised the glider and led to it colliding with the vegetation on the ridge.