Pilatus B4 Strömungsabriss und Absturz beim Thermikfliegen in der Nähe von Schönried, Schweiz

Schönried, Switzerland Pilatus B4-PC 11AF

Am 27. Juni 1997 stürzte ein Pilatus B4 Segelflugzeug in der Nähe von Schönried, Schweiz, ab, wobei der Pilot tödlich verunglückte. Der Vorfall ereignete sich, während der Pilot mit zwei anderen Segelflugzeugen in moderaten Thermikbedingungen und starkem Westwind flog. Zeugen beobachteten, wie das Segelflugzeug plötzlich in einen steilen Sturzflug überging und abstürzte. Die Untersuchung deutete auf einen Strömungsabriss in turbulenter Luft als Hauptereignis hin, wobei eine mögliche medizinische Kondition des Piloten als beitragender Faktor angesehen wurde. Das Segelflugzeug wurde beim Aufprall zerstört.

  1. Thermaling in gaggle: While on a local soaring flight, the pilot was circling in a thermal with two other gliders above the Rellerli area in turbulent, gusty conditions.
  2. Böiger Westwind: A relatively strong, gusty westerly wind and moderate thermals created turbulent conditions that could promote an inadvertent stall.
  3. Possible medical issue: The pilot had an acute inflammatory lesion in the brainstem which, according to the autopsy, could have caused circulatory or respiratory disturbances and impaired his ability to control the glider.
  4. Speed decays in turn: While circling as the lowest of the three gliders, the accident glider’s airspeed decreased below the minimum safe speed for the bank angle, leading to an aerodynamic stall.
  5. Abrupt stall and dive: The glider experienced a stall with a near-vertical nose-down departure, entering a steep dive from which no recovery was observed by witnesses.
  6. Crash - fatal: The glider impacted the downhill slope about 50 meters below the Rellerli mountain restaurant in a roughly 60° nose-down attitude, destroying the aircraft and fatally injuring the pilot.
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