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Old August 1st 03, 08:22 AM
Bernd Dorien
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Eric van Geetsum writes:

WTH IMEDIATE EFFECTIVENESS THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES HAVE SUSPENDED THE
AIRWORTHINESS OF THE DUO DISCUS (T)
ALL DUO'S ARE GROUNDED DUE TO A WING FAILURE IN FLIGHT (BOTH PILOTS BAILED
OUT AND LANDED SAFELY WITH THERE CHUTE.)

MORE DETAILS
LOOK AT:

www.lba.de/dokumente/ad/lta-dt/2003-245-d.pdf

www.lba.de/dokumente/ad/lta-dt/2003-246-d.pdf



Hi Eric,

thank god the pilots are safe!

Do you know anything more about how the accident happened?
Are there any 'official' sources, e.g. like www.bfu-web.de
where an analysis of such accidents is done?
Failure of the wings sounds a bit like they went 'very' fast
before the glider broke?

Safe landings!
Bernd