DG-600 Vorfall in Sool, Schweiz mit Todesfolge

Am 10. September 2000 stürzte ein Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-600 in der Nähe von Sool, Schweiz, ab. Der Pilot, der der einzige Insasse war, wurde beim Aufprall aus dem Cockpit geschleudert und erlitt tödliche Verletzungen. Der Vorfall ereignete sich, nachdem das Segelflugzeug bei ungewöhnlichen Manövern mit hoher Geschwindigkeit beobachtet wurde. Eine Untersuchung ergab keine technischen Mängel am Flugzeug. Medizinische Befunde deuteten jedoch darauf hin, dass der Pilot schwere Herzprobleme hatte, die wahrscheinlich zu einem Kontrollverlust führten.

1. Aerotow departure: The pilot assembled and checked his private DG-600 with his wife’s assistance at Schänis and took off by aerotow at 13:02 without abnormalities.
2. Post-tow cruising: After releasing from tow over the Schilt group, the pilot thanked the tug pilot and continued gliding in the local area under good weather conditions.
3. Pilot incapacitation: While cruising, the pilot likely suffered a consciousness disturbance related to severe pre-existing heart disease, initiating a loss of effective control of the glider.
4. Unusual high-speed flight: Another glider pilot and ground witnesses observed the DG-600 flying straight at very high speed toward Gulderstock–Schwanden, then abruptly entering unusual attitudes including a steep left bank of 60–90 degrees.
5. Descent into terrain: The glider entered a descending flight path with about a 45-degree nose-down attitude, sheared the tops off small trees, and continued toward rising terrain.
6. Crash - fatal: The glider impacted the slope near Alp Fessis/Kuhboden and was destroyed; the pilot was thrown from the cockpit, his parachute partially deployed from its pack, and he sustained fatal injuries.