Accident to the Jonkers JS3 registered D-KPWZ on 22/06/2024 at La Motte du Caire

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Vol local V-S La Motte Du Caire (04) :

Estimant ne pas pouvoir atteindre la piste, le pilote décide d'atterrir dans un champ à proximité. Le planeur heurte de la végétation à l'entrée du champ lors de l'atterrissage.

The translation below is for information only :

Believing he could not reach the runway, the pilot decided to land in a nearby field. The glider hit some vegetation at the entrance to the field on landing.

General information

Local date	22/06/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Location	La Motte Du Caire Airfield
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	USOS: Undershoot/overshoot, CTOL: Collision with obstacle(s) during take-off and landing
File number	BEA2024-0221

Flight Information

Aircraft category	Sailplane (Glider) - Retractable powerplant
Operator	Germany - Other
Manufacturer / Model	OTHER (Jonkers JS3)
Aircraft Registration	D-KPWZ
State of registry	Germany
Last departure point	France - Other (V-S La Motte Du Caire LF0431)
Planned destination	France - Other (V-S La Motte Du Caire LF0431)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number
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.

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