Incident d'atterrissage en campagne avec un Ka 8 B à Bazenheid entraîne des dommages importants

Le 1er juin 1966, un Alexander Schleicher Ka 8 B a effectué un atterrissage en campagne près de Bazenheid, en Suisse. Lors de sa première tentative de vol de distance, le pilote a tenté d'atterrir sur un terrain inadapté. Le planeur a réussi à franchir deux obstacles avant de descendre rapidement et de subir des dommages importants à l'impact. Heureusement, aucun blessé ni décès n'a été signalé lors de l'incident.

1. Cross-country flight: During his first cross-country flight attempt in the Ka 8 B, the pilot was flying away from the home airfield.
2. Outlanding required: The pilot became unable to continue the flight and had to perform an outlanding on available terrain.
3. Unsuitable field: The pilot selected a field that was described as little suited for an outlanding.
4. Obstacle avoidance: During the approach, the pilot pulled the glider over two obstacles before reaching the intended landing area.
5. Glider sinks through: After clearing the obstacles, the glider lost lift and sank rapidly toward the ground.
6. Outlanding - damage: The glider impacted the ground hard and was substantially damaged, but there were no injuries.