K 8B student pilot catches a wingtip after an approach at twice the book speed

Landing at Micheldorf on his sixth solo on the type, the student pilot was unhurt but the K 8B was substantially damaged when a wingtip caught the grass beside the threshold. He had thirty minutes on the type. Rolling out of a 180-degree right turn back to the field, the glider was too fast and sinking hard. The instructor radioed four times to watch the speed, with no reply; the student was probably holding the transmit button down. He flew the approach at roughly 160 km/h against the manual's 70 to 80, with 12 m/s of sink, then opened the airbrakes. Turning left to line up just before touchdown, the left tip touched at about 120 km/h.

1. Sixth solo flight on the K 8B: The student was winch-launched from RWY 32 for a short local flight and released at about 250 m AGL, the sixth solo flight on the type.
2. About 30 minutes on the type: All of the student's time on the K 8B came from six short solo flights, the first the previous day; most training so far had been on a two-seat Bocian.
3. Out of the turn fast and sinking: Coming out of a 180-degree right turn back towards the field, the glider was both too fast and descending steeply.
4. Four radio calls, no reply: The instructor radioed four times to watch the speed and to pull. Nothing was acknowledged and only static was heard, the student probably holding the transmit button down.
5. Approach at about 160 km/h: The student flew the approach at roughly 160 km/h with about 12 m/s of sink, against the 70 to 80 km/h the flight manual gives, then opened the airbrakes and the speed fell.
6. Wingtip catches, glider slews round: Turning left to line up just before touchdown, the left wingtip touched the grass at about 120 km/h; the nose struck and the glider slewed round its vertical axis, substantially damaged.