El LS 6b interrumpe el remolque a baja altura y clava el morro en un trompo
El piloto de un LS 6b resultó levemente herido y el planeador gravemente dañado tras un remolque interrumpido y una salida de pista en Elz. Justo tras el despegue soltó el cable creyendo que había un problema con el elevador; no se halló defecto. El planeador tomó en la pista, la abandonó unos 10° a la izquierda y — para detenerse antes del final de pista a unos 90 km/h — ejecutó a propósito un trompo a la derecha. La puntera derecha se clavó, el planeador se inclinó ~45° y el morro golpeó el suelo. El LS 6b llevaba 90 kg de lastre de agua, no comunicados al piloto remolcador. El informe factual no atribuyó causa.
- Aerotow takeoff roll: An LS 6 b glider with 90 kg water ballast began an aerotow launch behind an HK 36 TTC on RWY 07, initially rolling on grass and then aligning on the asphalt.
- Suspected elevator issue: Immediately after liftoff, the glider pilot believed there was a problem with the elevator and decided to abort the tow at low height.
- Early rope release: The pilot released the tow rope about two seconds after becoming airborne at roughly 105 km/h and allowed the glider to touch down on the asphalt runway.
- Left veer and ringelpiez: After touchdown the glider veered about 10 degrees left off the runway; after rolling about 200 m at 90 km/h, the pilot deliberately ground-looped right to stop before the runway end.
- Wingtip and nose strike: During the rapid right turn the right wingtip struck the ground, the glider rolled to about 45° bank, pitched nose-down, and struck the ground, severely damaging the cockpit and fuselage.
- Crash - minor injury: The glider came to rest near the eastern end of the runway with substantial structural damage, and the pilot sustained minor injuries.