BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
12/21/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/21/2023 09:01
Accident to the Glaser Dirks DG600 registered F-CIEA on 27/04/2022 at Seyne-les-Alpes
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Accident to the Glaser Dirks DG600 registered F-CIEA on 27/04/2022 at Seyne-les-Alpes
Elevator blocked in nose-down position during winch take-off, collision with ground
Responsible entity
France - BEA
Investigation progression Closed
Progress: 100%
The day before the accident, when assembling the tail plane, the pilot dit not correctly rig the pitch control with the elevator. The investigation showed that during the rigging operation, it is possible not to correctly engage the roller (connected to the control) in the guide attached to the elevator.
When carrying out the before flight checks, all the control surfaces seemed to respond to the inputs. The pilot had, however, noticed abnormal stiffness when moving the pitch control, but thought that the position of the trim at the nose-down limit was probably the cause of this. During the winch take-off, the elevator moved into the nose-down position without the pilot making any input on the stick. The glider collided with the ground. The winch cable separated from the glider at the time of impact without the pilot having the time to control its release.
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General information
| Local date | 27/04/2022 |
| Responsible entity | France - BEA |
| State or area of occurrence | France - 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Location | Seyne-les-Alpes private AD |
| Human consequences | None |
| Aircraft consequences | Substantial |
| Occurrence class | Accident |
| Occurence category | SCF-NP: System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant], GTOW: Glider towing related events |
| File number | BEA2022-0176 |
| Aircraft category | Sailplane (Glider) - Non-powered sailplane (Glider) |
| Operator | France |
| Manufacturer / Model | GLASER DIRKS - DG600 |
| Aircraft Registration | F-CIEA |
| State of registry | France |
| Last departure point | France (Seyne les alpes) |
| Planned destination | France (Seyne les alpes) |
| Flight phase | Take-off |
| Serial number | 6-102 |
| Operator Type AG | Private owner |
| Operation Type | Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local |
BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.