Aerobatic Glider Accident Video

On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 9:13:43 PM UTC-4, Paul Agnew wrote:
I had the accident report, but can't find the link right now. I believe it was report 1070/18, but I can't locate the Polish digital archiving agency through Google.

The report I looked at last week has shots from the passenger's camera that show he was well into the yellow on the airspeed indicator on final approach and he had a tailwind.

Paul A.

The ASI is in km/hr. 140 km/hr is about 76 kts.

T8

On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 6:13:43 PM UTC-7, Paul Agnew wrote:
I had the accident report, but can't find the link right now...

I put together this translation with Google Translate, and with the help of Bartek Klusek for the figure callouts:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1t2...fbduJ4d6XGUMqa

--Bob K.

On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 11:19:20 AM UTC-7, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 6:13:43 PM UTC-7, Paul Agnew wrote:
I had the accident report, but can't find the link right now...

I put together this translation with Google Translate, and with the help of Bartek Klusek for the figure callouts:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1t2...fbduJ4d6XGUMqa

--Bob K.

The report is clear and should form unanimous consensus as to cause: Failed to establish flight line to pilot right side of field before making a left 180 and thus striking a tree.

On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 4:19:56 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 11:19:20 AM UTC-7, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 6:13:43 PM UTC-7, Paul Agnew wrote:
I had the accident report, but can't find the link right now...

I put together this translation with Google Translate, and with the help of Bartek Klusek for the figure callouts:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1t2...fbduJ4d6XGUMqa

--Bob K.

The report is clear and should form unanimous consensus as to cause: Failed to establish flight line to pilot right side of field before making a left 180 and thus striking a tree.

I think the real cause of this accident was the pilot's attitude.

On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 1:38:21 PM UTC-7, Andrzej Kobus wrote:
On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 4:19:56 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 11:19:20 AM UTC-7, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 6:13:43 PM UTC-7, Paul Agnew wrote:
I had the accident report, but can't find the link right now...

I put together this translation with Google Translate, and with the help of Bartek Klusek for the figure callouts:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1t2...fbduJ4d6XGUMqa

--Bob K.

The report is clear and should form unanimous consensus as to cause: Failed to establish flight line to pilot right side of field before making a left 180 and thus striking a tree.

I think the real cause of this accident was the pilot's attitude.

Yes, I agree with that and your other post. I was making a joke (in very bad taste).

The report notes that many similar flights had been done previously. When the margins are that thin, the day usually comes when the margins are blown.

The VNE exceedance shown in a frame grab from a previous flight makes me wonder if the Blanik that lost a wing had been subjected to similar abuse.

On Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 10:21:05 AM UTC-7, George Haeh wrote:
The report notes that many similar flights had been done previously. When the margins are that thin, the day usually comes when the margins are blown.

The VNE exceedance shown in a frame grab from a previous flight makes me wonder if the Blanik that lost a wing had been subjected to similar abuse.

If you have never been to an Eastern block country: (1)you should go, (2) I have never noticed rules to be of much use in general. Aviation might be every different, but the people are wonderful.