Scheibe SF27 glider, HGM and Schleicher ASW 19 glider, GDP
Report name:
Scheibe SF27 glider, HGM and Schleicher ASW 19 glider, GDP
Scheibe SF27 glider, HGM and Schleicher ASW 19 glider, GDP
Registration:
HGM and GDP
HGM and GDP
Type:
Scheibe SF27 glider and Schleicher ASW 19 glider
Scheibe SF27 glider and Schleicher ASW 19 glider
Location:
Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire
Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire
Date of occurrence:
02 October 2006
02 October 2006
Category:
Sport Aviation/Balloons
Sport Aviation/Balloons
Summary:
Two gliders, a Scheibe SF27 and a Schleicher ASW 19B, were flying close to Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire, when they were in collision close to a bank of cloud. Both gliders lost portions of wing in the impact and were rendered incapable of flight. The pilot of the SF27 was able to escape from his aircraft and parachute to the ground: the pilot of the ASW 19 was not able to release his cockpit canopy and was killed. The engineering investigation indicated that both aircraft were serviceable until the moment of collision.
Two gliders, a Scheibe SF27 and a Schleicher ASW 19B, were flying close to Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire, when they were in collision close to a bank of cloud. Both gliders lost portions of wing in the impact and were rendered incapable of flight. The pilot of the SF27 was able to escape from his aircraft and parachute to the ground: the pilot of the ASW 19 was not able to release his cockpit canopy and was killed. The engineering investigation indicated that both aircraft were serviceable until the moment of collision.
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