Unfall mit Club Libelle 205 während Windenstart in Samedan mit Todesfolge

Samedan, Switzerland Glasflügel Club Libelle 205 Mod

Am 12. August 1997 ereignete sich ein tödlicher Unfall mit einem Glasflügel Club Libelle 205 Mod während eines Windenstarts am Flughafen Samedan in der Schweiz. Der Pilot, ein Schweizer Staatsbürger mit umfangreicher Flugerfahrung, versuchte einen Windenstart bei wechselhaften Windverhältnissen. Während des Übergangs zum Steigflug geriet das Segelflugzeug in einen Strömungsabriss und kippte um, wobei es in umgekehrter Position auf dem Boden aufschlug. Das Segelflugzeug wurde beim Aufprall zerstört, und der Pilot erlitt tödliche Verletzungen. Die Untersuchung bestätigte, dass der Unfall durch einen Kontrollverlust infolge eines Strömungsabrisses während des Windenstarts verursacht wurde.

  1. Winch launch takeoff: During a winch launch from grass runway 21 at Samedan, the glider lifted off and initially climbed away in a relatively flat attitude.
  2. Variable light wind: Launch took place in variable wind conditions up to about 5 kt, which were not optimal for winch launching regarding wind direction and air density.
  3. Limited winch experience: The pilot had relatively low recent winch-launch experience on this specific glider type, and had previously been cautioned about transitioning to climb with too low a speed.
  4. Transition to steep climb: As the glider, already climbing shallowly with evidently insufficient speed, entered the transition to the steeper winch climb, the pilot pitched it up as for a normal winch launch.
  5. Stall and roll-off: At about 50 m above ground, the airflow stalled during the transition to climb, the glider became unstable, rolled left, and went out of control.
  6. Inverted ground impact: The glider tipped over the left wing and impacted the hard-surface runway inverted, nose first, and was destroyed.
  7. Crash - fatal: The crash during the winch launch fatally injured the pilot.
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