Grob G103 A stalls on final approach during student solo

A student pilot — 31 h total, under 30 min solo on the Grob G103 A — was fatally injured when his sixth solo stalled on final approach to RWY 13 and crashed into woods; airframe destroyed. After a winch launch to 250–300 m and a left-hand circuit, the student positioned right-hand for the reciprocal landing. On final the airbrakes stayed stowed; the nose pitched up with a slight right turn and the glider stalled with right wing drop, briefly reappeared at ~20 m AGL, then pitched into trees. The instructor’s call to push the nose down drew no reaction. No technical faults; mass and CG in limits; possible medical impairment not excluded.

1. Solo training, approach RWY 13: On his sixth solo, after a winch launch to 250-300 m and a left-hand circuit, he flew a right-hand circuit to land reciprocal on RWY 13, chosen after struggling with the RWY 31 circuit.
2. Very low time on type: About 31 h total, ~12 h dual on the G103 but under 30 min solo on type; first club solo two days earlier.
3. Airbrakes stowed; nose raised: On final, witnesses saw the airbrakes still stowed when the nose suddenly pitched up with a slight right turn.
4. No reaction to instructor’s call: The ground instructor radioed for the student to push the nose down; no observable control input followed.
5. Stall with right wing drop: The glider stalled with right wing drop, briefly reappeared at ~20 m AGL still over-stalled, then pitched down again.
6. Crash — fatal: Impacted woodland short of RWY 13. Left wing torn off by tree contact; aircraft struck inverted, came to rest right-side up, destroyed; pilot fatally injured.