Dodelijk ongeval Dartmoor (Engeland)

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Jan Ritsma
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Dodelijk ongeval Dartmoor (Engeland)

Bericht door Jan Ritsma » 06 dec 2016, 05:24

Glider pilot dies in smash as his aircraft crashes on Dartmoor

Witnesses reported seeing the glider come down before crashing into the moorland.

Mr Wright, a father from Tiverton in Devon whose YouTube films have been views millions of times, had thousands of subscribers on his YouTube channel, which he ran under the name of Balleka.

He was well known in the gliding community and has been described as a popular flying enthusiast.

Many of the films he made as he soared through the skies above Dartmoor and across Devon have been viewed millions of times.

The accident is thought to have happened shortly after 1pm on Sunday, December 4, when emergency services were called to the scene

Read more at http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/glider- ... zTVpCYH.99

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Zie ook: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2334605/h ... der-smash/
en:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=191862

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De vlieger had al eerder in 2013 een ernstig zweefvliegongeval:
The glider lost altitude and the pilot was not able to reach a field for a forced landing. He ditched into the Bristol Channel just off shore, 1 nautical mile from Porlock Weir, Somerset and swam to safety. Minehead Coastguard Rescue Team went to the scene to offer assistance to the pilot.

The pilot reported that his tail hit the water first and he flipped over and went in to the water upside down. He allowed the cabin to fill with water before he hit the release button. This allowed him to float to the surface. The pilot had a lifejacket. The glider sunk upon impact with the water, but pieces of the wreckage were later washed ashore.

Aircraft written off (damaged beyond economic repair): registration G-DDYX cancelled by the Civil Aviation Authority on 26 October 2013 as "destroyed"
Zie: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=155862

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Re: Dodelijk ongeval Dartmoor (Engeland)

Bericht door Alex v.d. Zouw » 19 dec 2016, 14:43

Het ongeval in 2013 beschrijft hij hier: http://soaringsection.blogspot.nl/2013/ ... shark.html. Hij doet dat zeer open en stelt zichzelf kritische vragen.
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Re: Dodelijk ongeval Dartmoor (Engeland)

Bericht door Jan Ritsma » 08 feb 2018, 13:05

Een nadere verklaring van dit ongeval, na onderzoek.
YouTube star died in Devon glider crash after seeking out 'challenging conditions'

A thrill-seeking glider pilot who gained thousands of followers on YouTube after videoing his airborne exploits died after deliberately taking off in “challenging” conditions in Devon, a crash investigation has found.
Matt Wright, 47 and from Tiverton, died after his engineless craft came down shortly after launching from Brentor Airfield in Devon in December 2016.


The wind at the site on the edge of Dartmoor was “turbulent”, with gusts of up to 30 knots (35mph) at the time, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said.
But Mr Wright, who had more than 15,000 followers on YouTube under the name Balleka, decided to take off despite having witnessed another glider pilot aborting his own flight an hour beforehand because of the wind.
His Schleicher glider had three cameras attached, on the tail, right wingtip and in the cockpit, the AAIB report said.

The report said that his group had assessed the site before the December 4 flight and noted that the wind was “roaring” in the valley to the east of the airfield, even when the wind on the site was lower.
Other witnesses estimated the wind was reaching 20 knots (23mph), with gusts up to 30 knots.
Dartmoor Gliding Club had decided not to fly and a local pilot who took off at around 11.30am, an hour before the deadly flight, had aborted immediately, circling around and coming straight back in to land.
Mr Wright took off using a ground-based winch, which uses a “weak link” wire to propel gliders into the sky before disconnecting.
The link separated early when he was between 200 feet and 300 feet up, the report found, but it noted: “Weak link separations are not uncommon, particularly in turbulent conditions.”
The report also found that Mr Wright had enough runway left in front of him to land by coming straight down, but had decided to turn left, probably to land facing the opposite way.
It added: “Very soon after starting the left turn it appears that the aircraft was affected by a significant downdraft and probably a significant delay in airspeed due to windshear.
“As a result the aircraft did not gain airspeed for several seconds despite a pronounced nose-down attitude.
“This increased the rate of descent to a very high value and at this point the situation was beyond recovery.”
The Devon and Somerset Gliding Club paid tribute to Mr Wright, from Tiverton, after the crash.

Writing on its website, chairwoman Lisa Humphries said: “Matt was a highly experienced pilot and friend to all of us at the Devon and Somerset Gliding Club.
“He was always full of energy and loved every aspect of aviation.
“Not only was he an expert glider pilot, but also an accomplished commercial Airline Captain, film-maker and cartoonist.”
Zie: https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/y ... er-1181861

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