Accident to the Schleicher ASH26 registered D-KWAY on 25/07/2022 at Aspres-sur-Buëch
Deployment of engine at low height, collision with trees
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When at a sufficient height and distance to land on an aerodrome, the pilot tried to start up the glider’s engine, without success. The extended propeller resulted in the lift-to-drag ratio decreasing from 40 to 10 which meant that the glider was no longer able to reach the threshold of the aerodrome’s runway. Given the time required to carry out the propeller retraction procedure and the glider’s low height, the pilot privileged holding the flight path.