ASK 13-Seil verfängt sich in Stromleitung nach Lösen am Schleppflugzeug

Montricher, Switzerland Alexander Schleicher ASK 13

Fluglehrer und Flugschüler wurden beim Start nahe Montricher schwer verletzt; die ASK 13 stürzte in ein Feld und wurde stark beschädigt. In etwa 20 m öffnete sich die Kupplung des Schleppflugzeugs von selbst; das Seil blieb aber am Bug des Seglers hängen. Da der Schlepp nachließ, glaubte der Fluglehrer, die Maschine habe ausgeklinkt, und achtete auf die Bahnlinie, ohne selbst auszuklinken. Das Seil verfing sich im Erdseil der Bahnleitung; die jäh gebremste ASK 13 schlug auf. Die Kupplung verriegelte nur halb: ein zu langer Draht bildete eine Schlaufe um den Auslösehebel; hinzu kam die fehlende Vorbereitung auf eine ungewollte Auslösung.

  1. Aerotow takeoff: During an instructional aerotow departure from Montricher runway 03, the ASK 13 with instructor and student began the initial climb after a normal ground roll.
  2. Tow hook wiring loop: On the towplane, the electrical lead to the tow-hook indicator was too long and formed a loop around the tow-hook release lever, preventing full closure of the hook latch.
  3. Tow rope releases: At about 20 m above ground as the combination approached the tree line, the partially latched tow hook opened and the rope detached from the towplane while remaining attached to the glider.
  4. Instructor misdiagnosis: The student did not report the rope had detached from the towplane; the instructor, feeling the loss of tow, assumed it had released from the glider and focused on clearing the railway line.
  5. Rope snags power cable: With the rope still attached to the glider's nose, it brushed the treetops then wrapped around the railway line's earth wire, decelerating the glider and pitching it into a field.
  6. Crash - serious injury: The glider crashed into a colza field about 60 m beyond the railway line, was heavily damaged, and both the student and instructor sustained serious spinal and leg injuries.
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