ASW 20L Absturz auf dem Flugplatz Ambri während Windenstart, Pilot tödlich verletzt

Ambri, Switzerland Alexander Schleicher ASW 20 L

Am 23. April 1993 stürzte eine Alexander Schleicher ASW 20L auf dem Militärflugplatz Ambri in der Schweiz während eines Windenstarts ab. Kurz nach dem Start ging das Segelflugzeug in eine Linkskurve über und setzte diese ohne Steuerungseingriff fort, bis es fast senkrecht abstieg. Der Pilot, der über erhebliche Segelflug-Erfahrung, aber begrenzte Windenstart-Erfahrung verfügte, wurde tödlich verletzt. Die Untersuchung deutete darauf hin, dass ein medizinischer Zustand zum Kontrollverlust beigetragen haben könnte. Das Segelflugzeug wurde beim Aufprall zerstört.

  1. Winch launch climb: During a winch launch from Ambri military airfield, the ASW 20L transitioned from ground roll into the initial climb normally.
  2. Onset of medical event: Shortly after liftoff, the pilot likely suffered an incapacitating cardiac event during the winch launch climb, impairing his ability to control the glider.
  3. Pre-existing heart disease: The pilot had severe coronary artery disease with evidence of a prior myocardial infarction and prior hospitalisation for coronary problems, creating a high risk of sudden incapacitation.
  4. No control inputs: As the glider climbed in a left turn to about 50 m AGL, no pilot control reactions were observed despite the increasing deviation from the normal winch launch trajectory.
  5. Loss of control descent: After the winch driver reduced power, the glider continued its left turn without apparent control and entered an almost vertical, uncontrolled descent toward the ground.
  6. Crash - fatal: The glider impacted the grass area beside the paved runway nearly vertically, was destroyed, and the pilot, likely already incapacitated or dead before impact, sustained fatal injuries.
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