Ka 6 Unfall beim Endanflug auf den Flugplatz Montricher

Montricher Aéroport (LSTR), Switzerland Alexander Schleicher Ka 6 CR

Am 11. August 1972 war ein Segelflugzeug vom Typ Ka 6 CR in einen Unfall auf dem Flugplatz Montricher in der Schweiz verwickelt. Der Pilot, der einen Trainingsflug durchführte, geriet während des Endanflugs nach dem Vorflug eines Schleppflugzeugs in eine absteigende Luftströmung. Dies führte zu einer unzureichenden Höhe, um ein Hindernis zu überfliegen, was zu einer Kollision mit einem Busch führte. Das Segelflugzeug wurde beim Aufprall zerstört, aber der Pilot blieb unverletzt. Die Untersuchung bestätigte, dass der Unfall durch unzureichende Höhe während des Anflugs verursacht wurde.

  1. Training flight approach: During a local training flight in the Ka 6 CR, the pilot began the approach phase to land at Montricher after about 16 minutes of flight.
  2. Yielding to towplane: As he was about to turn onto final, the pilot was impeded by a towplane preparing to land and ceded priority, delaying and altering his planned final turn.
  3. Low circuit height: After rejoining the circuit on downwind, the glider passed abeam the runway threshold at an estimated height of only about 40 meters, leaving little altitude margin.
  4. Did not shorten circuit: The pilot continued a normal-length circuit instead of significantly shortening the pattern to compensate for the reduced height.
  5. Sink in final turn: While turning onto final, the glider encountered descending air and no longer had sufficient height to clear a hedge at the airfield boundary.
  6. Crash - no injury: At 11:26 local time the glider struck a bush with the right wing at low speed and crashed to the ground, destroying the aircraft but leaving the pilot uninjured.
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