Accident to the Schleicher ASH25 registered F-CLMR on 14/03/2022 at Volonne

While the pilot under instruction was heading towards an area where they expected to find thermal lift under a cumulus cloud, the glider encountered strong downdrafts when it arrived on the lee side of the mountain it was flying over. The instructor took the controls and continued the flight towards the cumulus following a rising ridge. As the glider's height decreased, he decided to turn towards the upper part of a valley where he thought he would encounter an updraft.

During the turn, the glider lost height and collided with a tree and then the ground.