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Old 10th Jul 2017, 14:34
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There will be nothing until the AAIB report - which is usually around a year after the accident.
However there has been no CAA airworthiness directive I've heard of for immediate inspections of all other aircraft of the same type or of other types sharing some constructional aspect to the accident aircraft. That is a hint that a "problem" with the aircraft is not the cause.
That in turn leads one in the direction of human error either by the pilot himself or by the ground crew/winch driver or indeed medical incapacitation.

As regards the ASG29 accident mentioned earlier in the thread the AAIB reported on this in April this year
See report available at the linked page below
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib...-glider-g-vlcc
In summary - the aircraft hit the ground in a dive with the engine extended and the AAIB are not really sure why - possibly of pilot medical incapacitation based on some odd aspects to the aerotow up seems to be the most likely.
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