Ka 6 Außenlandung bei Schmidigen, Schweiz, führt zu Flugzeugschaden
Am 4. Juni 1966 erlebte eine Alexander Schleicher Ka 6 CR eine Außenlandung in der Nähe von Schmidigen, Schweiz. Der Pilot, der etwa 195 Stunden Segelflug-Erfahrung hatte, landete das Segelflugzeug auf einem gemähten Feld während eines Wettbewerbsfluges. Während des Ausrollens musste der Pilot eine scharfe Kurve machen, um einen Waldrand zu vermeiden, wodurch der linke Flügel in ein nahegelegenes Getreidefeld geriet. Dieses Manöver führte zu Schäden am Heck des Flugzeugs, obwohl der Pilot unverletzt blieb. Die Untersuchung ergab, dass die Wahl des Landeplatzes ungeeignet war.
- Cross-country cruise: During a competition cross-country flight from Bleienbach, the pilot was cruising in the local area when soaring conditions no longer allowed continuation of the task.
- Forced outlanding needed: With insufficient altitude or conditions to continue the flight, the pilot was forced to select a field for an outlanding near Schmidigen.
- Unsuitable field chosen: The pilot selected a mown field that was short, sloping down toward a forest edge and bordered by a 60 cm high grain crop, whose full configuration was apparently not recognized from the air.
- Landing on short field: The pilot successfully touched down the Ka-6 on the chosen mown strip as intended and began the landing roll.
- Sharp turn on rollout: During the rollout, the pilot applied a strong turn to avoid continuing straight into the sloping ground and nearby forest edge.
- Wing catches in crop: While turning, the left wing entered the adjacent 60 cm high grain field, causing the glider to be abruptly yanked around.
- Outlanding - damage: The abrupt yaw damaged the tail section of the glider during the outlanding, while the pilot remained uninjured.