Report on air accident near Elverum airport Starmoen, Norway (ENSM) 23 July 2020, involving Alexander Schleicher ASK 21, LN-GIB
Aviation report 2021/01
Thursday 23 July 2020 a pilot flew with a passenger in LN-GIB, which is a sailplane belonging to Elverum glider aeroclub. Enroute it became necessary to perform a landing on a field. After the glider was on the ground, it appered that the field was too short and the pilot chose to make a ground loop. The glider was substantially damaged, but there were no injuries to the two on board.
The investigation of this accident has been delegated to the Sailplane Section of the Norwegian Air Sports Federation (S/NLF).
This investigation report is based on the S/NLF report.
This report is in Norwegian only.
No safety recommendation is issued in connection with this investigation.
Published 29.01.2021
Facts
| Location | Near Elverum airport Starmoen, Norway (ENSM) |
| Occurrence date | 23.07.2020 |
| ICAO Location indicator | ENSM |
| Aircraft | Øvrige seilfly |
| Operator | Elverum glider aeroclub |
| Registration | LN-GIB |
| Meteorological conditions | VMC |
| County | Innlandet |
| Type of occurrence | Accident |
| Type of operation | Private (club) |
| Category of operation | Light, aeroplane (< 5 700kg) |
| Aircraft category | Sailplane (incl. motorglider) |
| FIR/AOR | ENOS (Oslo ATCC) |