El Pilatus B4 entra en pérdida esquivando una línea eléctrica en un aterrizaje en campo bajo

Les Eplatures aérodrome LSGC, Switzerland Pilatus B4

Un piloto en un intento de C de plata entró en pérdida con un Pilatus B4 al esquivar una línea eléctrica en un aterrizaje en campo junto a Les Eplatures y resultó gravemente herido; el planeador quedó destruido. Remolcado tras un vuelo interrumpido, largó demasiado bajo, no encontró ascendencias y titubeó en vez de ir recto al aeródromo. Demasiado bajo para alcanzarlo, se posó en campo a unos 300 m del borde. En corta final, una línea de alta tensión se vio tarde, y un brusco viraje a velocidad demasiado baja hizo entrar en pérdida al planeador. Causa: pérdida en un aterrizaje en campo al esquivar un obstáculo visto tarde.

  1. Aerotow back for a retry: After aborting a Silver-C 50 km flight for lack of thermals and landing at Les Eplatures, the glider was aerotowed toward Courtelary, releasing ~400 m above the airfield.
  2. No lift after a low release: The release height was too low to search safely for thermals; no usable lift was found near La Vue-des-Alpes.
  3. Hesitation over weak lift: Weak rising bubbles tempted detours to try to press on to Courtelary instead of tracking directly back to Les Eplatures, using up height.
  4. Too low for the airfield: The glider ended up too low to reach Les Eplatures, forcing a precautionary outlanding in a field about 300 m south of the aerodrome.
  5. Power line seen late: On short final to the field a high-voltage line was recognised too late, requiring an abrupt sideways avoiding turn.
  6. Stall in a slow avoiding turn: The avoiding turn was flown at too low an airspeed; the glider stalled a few metres up and dropped its left wing.
  7. Crash - serious injury: The glider hit the ground on the left wing, slid a short distance and stopped upright; it was destroyed and the pilot, though seriously injured, got clear unaided.
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