Glider & Cessna midair collision
Glider & Cessna midair collision
The glider pilot did not survive it seems.
Glider pilot dies in mid-air crash in Leicestershire - BBC News
I'm assuming that when they say "Market Harborough" they mean "Husbands Bosworth" which is a popular glider field ... so maybe it was the tow plane?
Glider pilot dies in mid-air crash in Leicestershire - BBC News
I'm assuming that when they say "Market Harborough" they mean "Husbands Bosworth" which is a popular glider field ... so maybe it was the tow plane?
Last edited by paperHanger; 4th Dec 2016 at 20:23.
Glider was on a local flight from Husbands Bosworth:
Glider pilot killed 'after mid-air crash with light aircraft'
Nothing in the article to suggest that the light aircraft involved was the tug.
Glider pilot killed 'after mid-air crash with light aircraft'
Nothing in the article to suggest that the light aircraft involved was the tug.
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The light aircraft was not the tug.
Glider was a single seat junior and pilot was a very experienced instructor.
Glider was from HB.
Heli med on the scene pretty quickly but quite clear it wasn't survivable.
Light aircraft went on to land safely- not sure what type or where to/from- It didn't land at HB.
Glider was a single seat junior and pilot was a very experienced instructor.
Glider was from HB.
Heli med on the scene pretty quickly but quite clear it wasn't survivable.
Light aircraft went on to land safely- not sure what type or where to/from- It didn't land at HB.
Last edited by dhc1180; 4th Dec 2016 at 18:18.
But if you're involved in a mid-air it's usually prudent to land ASAP. And if it's a glider flying on a local sortie that you hit, it wouldn't be altogether surprising if the gliding field turned out to be the closest choice. Doesn't mean that's where you departed from, or that you were towing a glider.
The other aircraft involved in the mid-air was Cessna 150L G-CSFC, based at Hinton-in-the-Hedges, operated by Go Fly Oxford Aircraft Rentals.
Photo of the damage here:
https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...2a&oe=58BC37AF
An AAIB field investigation has been launched.
Photo of the damage here:
https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...2a&oe=58BC37AF
An AAIB field investigation has been launched.
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A sad event, the C 150 pilot did a good job in getting down safely, that damage would certainly affect how the 150 flew. Lookout and visibility are a challenge in a 150 for all the reasons we know.
In Canada, a long time:
Which is why aeroplane pilots are not automatically entitled to fly gliders on their aeroplane license.
Since when has a glider not been a 'Plane'?
aeroplane means a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft that derives its lift in flight from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces that remain fixed during flight
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Glider was a single seat Junior, Polish built.
Truly amazing that the Cessna was able to land safely. No doubt the AAIB will be able to interpret what happened from the damage to the wing of the Cessna.
There used to be an air ambulance heli stationed just over the road from HB.
Truly amazing that the Cessna was able to land safely. No doubt the AAIB will be able to interpret what happened from the damage to the wing of the Cessna.
There used to be an air ambulance heli stationed just over the road from HB.
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A very sad loss. The pilot was well respected in both gliding circles and commercial (heavy jet) circles. My thoughts with his family and friends at this very sad time.
Monitoring 121.5 as this occurred, someone was holding station over the site to allow D&D to get a fix, remaining on site until the air ambulance arrived. I doubt that medical assistance could have arrived any quicker, kudos to that pilot and RIP to the glider pilot.
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Dave Reid, I took that picture, not sure where you got it from??
I was flying into Leicester and was overhead Market Harborough at the time, I heard the call made by the Cessna pilot, he did a very good job but amazed he didn't declare a Pan or a Mayday, in fact Leicester asked him if he was declaring an emergency and he said no,I think I would have done. He landed just after me.
I was flying into Leicester and was overhead Market Harborough at the time, I heard the call made by the Cessna pilot, he did a very good job but amazed he didn't declare a Pan or a Mayday, in fact Leicester asked him if he was declaring an emergency and he said no,I think I would have done. He landed just after me.
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