Accidente de Ka 6 durante la aproximación final en el aeródromo de Montricher

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

El 11 de agosto de 1972, un planeador Ka 6 CR estuvo involucrado en un accidente en el aeródromo de Montricher en Suiza. El piloto, realizando un vuelo de entrenamiento, encontró una corriente descendente durante la aproximación final después de ceder el paso a un avión remolcador. Esto resultó en una altitud insuficiente para superar un obstáculo, lo que llevó a una colisión con un arbusto. El planeador fue destruido en el impacto, pero el piloto resultó ileso. La investigación confirmó que el accidente fue causado por una altitud insuficiente durante la aproximación.

  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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