Four years after the accident at Mauterndorf Airport in Salzburg, the cause has now been determined. According to the experts, several factors led to the fatal crash of the glider.
It was June 23, 2018 when Martin P. (46), a trained pilot and member of the Lungau sport flying club, fatally crashed at Mauterndorf Airport with a 46-year-old Pilatus B4-PC glider. Now, four years later, experts from the Federal Safety Investigation Board (SUB) were able to clarify the cause of the crash.
The 47 page final report lists five likely factors: lack of winch launch experience, stress and hasty preparation, post takeoff stall while climbing, use of the wrong winch cable break point and tail heavy trim of the winch. glider.
A defect is excluded. At that point, the Lungauer had lost control of the steering wheel immediately after take-off – the aircraft hit the fuselage.
Source: Krone
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