From http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2005/a05o0204/a05o020 4.asp
In 1990, a Puchacz spinning accident that resulted in two fatalities was investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). It was determined that the glider had inadvertently entered a spin at an altitude that was too low to allow for recovery. In 2004, the United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigated a Puchacz spinning accident that resulted in two fatalities. The AAIB report1 <http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2005/a05o0204/a05o02 04.asp#N_1> noted that Puchacz gliders had been involved in five previous spinning accidents in the United Kingdom, four of which resulted in fatalities, and the majority of which were the result of inadvertent spins. The AAIB report made reference to a British Gliding Association (BGA) - sponsored low-speed handling trial of the Puchacz that was conducted in 1994 in response to three fatal Puchacz spinning accidents between 1990 and 1993. The trial was flown by test pilots and instructors. The Puchacz spin recovery was judged against the following standard spin-recovery technique, as outlined in Joint Aviation Regulation (JAR) 22, Acceptable Means of Compliance: 1. Check ailerons neutral. 2. Apply rudder opposite spin. 3. Ease control column forward until rotation ceases. 4. Centralise rudder and ease out of ensuing dive. The Canadian equivalent to JAR 22 is the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), Part V - Airworthiness, Standards, Airworthiness Manual Chapter 522, which covers airworthiness standards for gliders and powered gliders. The trial confirmed that the glider was compliant with JAR 22; however, it considered two areas worthy of additional comment. The glider was considered only marginally compliant in respect of stalls during turns, and it was noted that avoidance of uncontrolled rolling and spinning off a turn was reliant on pilot awareness and skill. The trial also noted that the height loss in a spin was significantly greater than on other glider types and that this was largely due to the steep attitude (70º nose down) of the developed spin. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of stephenk Sent: Sunday, 28 December 2014 1:06 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] ASK21 spinning was Re: Spin training Mike, you've made this claim before. I assume it is another incident, not the Caracole one (because they weren't that high, nor were they ex test pilots) But I've never been able to find any other references to an accident like this and the NTSB database only seems to show up 4 Puchacz accidents in total EventId InvestigationType AccidentNumber EventDate Location Country Latitude Longitude AirportCode AirportName InjurySeverity AircraftDamage AircraftCategory RegistrationNumber Make Model 20040730X01116 Accident LAX04CA270 07/18/2004 Lone Pine, CA United States 36.588333 -118.051944 O26 Lone Pine Non-Fatal Substantial N19SZ PDPS PZL-BIELSKO SZD-50-3 20040406X00422 Accident FTW04LA103 04/04/2004 Cherry Valley, AR United States 35.370834 -90.750556 Non-Fatal Substantial N18SZ PDPS PZL-Bielsko SZD-50-3 20030605X00794 Accident LAX03LA165 05/26/2003 Minden, NV United States 39.000278 -119.750833 MEV Minden-Tahoe Airport Non-Fatal Substantial N503HC PZL-Bielsko SZD-50-3 20001211X10620 Accident LAX98FA235 07/17/1998 CALIFORNIA CITY, CA United States Fatal(2) Destroyed N7215L PZL-Bielsko SZD 50-3 Do you have any other references? Regards SWK On 27/12/2014 10:22 PM, Mike Borgelt wrote: Well one was two USAF test pilot school graduates from at least 3500 feet AGL. Mike On 27 Dec 2014, at 7:03 pm, Paul Bart <[email protected]> wrote: I wonder how many of them were off a winch from 1200 ft? Cheers Paul On Dec 27, 2014 8:29 PM, "druddock" <[email protected]> wrote: >From memory there have been about 26 fatalities as a result of spin training in the Puchaz. If you want to release the controls in a spin go ahead but please don't take anyone with you
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