Accident to the Schleicher ASK21 registered F-CHMF on 18/07/2024 at AD Orléans Saint-Denis-de-l'Hotel
Untimely separation of cable during winch take-off, hard landing, in instruction
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During the winch take-off, the cable separated from the glider at a low height for an undetermined reason. The instructor and the student pilot were slow to react and push the stick forward. Furthermore, the student pilot extended the airbrakes although the speed and pitch attitude for landing had not been acquired. The instructor, who took the controls late, was unable to manage the glider’s flight path. The glider touched down hard on the ground.
