Accident to the PZL Swidnik PW6 registered D-5159 on 11/11/2022 at Amendoeira

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Preliminary data based on the notification from the Portuguese authorities:

During a dual instructional glider training flight on t/off phase, the towrope released inadvertently from the tow aircraft at around 60 meters. The crew attempted to perform an emergency landing manoeuvre in a field, during which the glider impacted the ground.

Uncontrolled cable release by tug plane, emergency landing

General information

Local date	11/11/2022
Responsible entity	Portugal - GPIAA
Scope of Investigation	Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - Portugal
Location	Amendoeira
Human consequences	Unknown
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0572

Flight Information

Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Sailplane (Glider)
Operator	Portugal (CVL-Centro de voo Livre)
Manufacturer / Model	PZL SWIDNIK - PW6
Aircraft Registration	D-5159
State of registry	Germany
Last departure point	Portugal (and Madeira and Acores) - LPMN: Amendoeira - Montemor-O-Novo
Planned destination	Portugal (and Madeira and Acores) - LPMN: Amendoeira - Montemor-O-Novo
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	780208
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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