Serious incident to the glider Schleicher ASK23 registered PH-760 and to the Van's RV9 registered F-PDAD on 08/07/2023 at Noordkop
Dangerous loss of separation with aircraft during winch take-off, cable release to avoid collision
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Dutch authorities:
The glider pilot released the cable early during the winch launch to avoid a collision with the aircraft.