Kollision einer DG 300 Elan bei Außenlandung in der Nähe von Andermatt, Schweiz

Andermatt, Switzerland DG Flugzeugbau DG 300 Elan

Am 23. Juli 1990 musste eine DG Flugzeugbau DG 300 Elan aufgrund herausfordernder thermischer Bedingungen eine Außenlandung in der Nähe von Andermatt, Schweiz, durchführen. Der Pilot versuchte, in einem ausgewiesenen Feld entlang der Gotthardstraße zu landen, konnte jedoch aufgrund eines Rückenwinds nicht genügend Höhe abbauen. Während der Landung schlug der rechte Flügel gegen ein Hindernis, wodurch das Segelflugzeug um 90 Grad drehte und in einer nahegelegenen Wiese zum Stehen kam. Der Pilot erlitt leichte Verletzungen und das Flugzeug wurde erheblich beschädigt. Der Vorfall wurde auf eine falsch eingeschätzte Landeeinteilung und unzureichende Berücksichtigung der Windverhältnisse zurückgeführt.

  1. Cross-country cruise: The pilot departed Zweisimmen by aerotow for a 500 km cross-country flight and was returning after abandoning the task due to poor thermals.
  2. Forced outlanding need: Near Andermatt, deteriorated thermal conditions forced the pilot to plan an outlanding instead of continuing the flight.
  3. Tailwind landing field: The pilot selected a designated outlanding field along the Gotthard road that, under the prevailing NE wind, could only be approached with a tailwind and without fully considering the wind conditions.
  4. High tailwind approach: After flying a circuit, the pilot conducted the final approach to the SW with a tailwind, using full airbrakes and a sideslip in an attempt to lose height.
  5. Aborted glide over obstacles: Unable to reduce altitude sufficiently and to avoid obstacles at the end of the field, the pilot ended the sideslip, retracted the airbrakes, and pulled up to try to land in a meadow beyond the obstacles.
  6. Wing strikes obstacles: During this maneuver the right wing struck a stack of reinforcing mesh and an excavator, causing the glider to yaw about 90 degrees and come to rest in the adjacent meadow.
  7. Crash - minor injury: The glider stopped in the meadow with substantial damage, and the pilot sustained minor injuries.
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