Accident to the Rolladen Schneider LS8 registered HB-2550 on 06/04/2023 at Thorame-Basse

Vol AD Sisteron (04) - PF-ULM Thorame-Basse (04)

Le planeur heurte un arbre lors de l'atterrissage dans un champ.

The translation below is for information only:

Flight from Sisteron AD to Thorame-Basse microlight airstrip

The glider hit a tree while landing in a field.

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General information
Local date	06/04/2023
Responsible entity	France - BEA
Scope of Investigation	Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - France - 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Location	Proche P-F ULM Thorame-Basse
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	CTOL: Collision with obstacle(s) during take-off and landing
File number	BEA2023-0102

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Sailplane (Glider) - Non-Powered Sailplane (Glider)
Operator	Switzerland
Manufacturer / Model	ROLLADEN SCHNEIDER - LS8
Aircraft Registration	HB-2550
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	France - LFNS : Sisteron-Thèze
Planned destination	France
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Cross Country

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.