Ventus CT Absturz während Windenstart in Lüsse führt zu Todesfall

Lüsse, Germany Schempp-Hirth Ventus CT

Am 29. Juli 2002 stürzte ein Schempp-Hirth Ventus CT Motorsegelflugzeug während eines Windenstarts am Sonderlandeplatz Lüsse in Deutschland ab. Das Flugzeug ging kurz nach dem Start in einen steilen Steigflug über, was zu einem Strömungsabriss und anschließendem Absturz führte. Der Pilot, der über erhebliche Erfahrung verfügte, erlitt tödliche Verletzungen bei dem Unfall. Die Wetterbedingungen waren allgemein günstig, jedoch könnte die hohe Temperatur zu betrieblichen Herausforderungen beigetragen haben. Die Untersuchung ergab keine technischen Mängel am Flugzeug oder an der Windenanlage.

  1. Winch launch takeoff: The Ventus CT motor glider began a winch launch from runway 07 for a thermalling flight.
  2. Excessive climb angle: Shortly after lift-off, the pilot established a steep climb attitude that was too great for the winch tow speed.
  3. Low tow airspeed: Witnesses observed that the winch tow speed was noticeably low during the initial climb, reducing the safety margin above stall speed.
  4. No pitch correction: The pilot continued the winch climb without reducing the pitch attitude despite the low tow speed.
  5. Stall and wing drop: At about 30 m height the airspeed fell below stall speed, the glider stalled and rolled off over the left wing.
  6. Crash - fatal: The motor glider impacted the ground with a steep nose-down attitude, was destroyed, and the pilot sustained fatal injuries.
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