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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

Netherlands - DSB

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.