Absturz einer SZD-8ter ZO beim Anflug auf den Flugplatz Montricher, mit tödlichem Ausgang für den Piloten

Montricher Aéroport (LSTR), Switzerland SZD SZD-8ter ZO

Am 4. August 1976 stürzte eine SZD-8ter ZO beim Anflug auf den Flugplatz Montricher in der Schweiz ab. Der Pilot, der einen Trainingsflug durchführte, verlor während einer Basis-Kurve die Kontrolle, was dazu führte, dass das Segelflugzeug ins Trudeln geriet und fast senkrecht auf den Boden aufschlug. Der Pilot erlitt tödliche Verletzungen und das Flugzeug wurde zerstört. Die offizielle Untersuchung identifizierte unzureichende Geschwindigkeit und Höhe sowie böige Windverhältnisse als beitragende Faktoren zu dem Unfall.

  1. Aerotow training flight: The pilot conducted a local training flight in the Jaskolka after aerotow departure from Montricher and, having found no usable lift, returned to the airfield to land.
  2. Low experience on type: The pilot had modest overall gliding experience and limited time on the Jaskolka type, reducing his margin for handling errors in the circuit.
  3. Gusty crosswind joran: A joran wind with moderate to strong gusts and associated turbulence was blowing across runway 21, increasing the risk of airspeed fluctuations during approach.
  4. Low, slow circuit: Witnesses observed the glider flying the landing circuit at a relatively low height and with apparently low airspeed, leaving little reserve of speed and altitude.
  5. Stall in base turn: While turning right onto base leg for runway 21, the glider experienced a loss of airspeed and stalled.
  6. Spin develops low: The stall immediately developed into a spin with about one and a half turns, with the glider descending steeply and control responses appearing sluggish or ineffective to witnesses.
  7. Crash - fatal: With insufficient height to recover from the spin, the glider impacted a field nearly vertically and was destroyed, fatally injuring the pilot.
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