Collision with runway lighting, Alexander Schleicher, ASK 21, PH-1345 Deelen Air Base
The ASK 21, a two-seater glider, took off for a teaching flight from Terlet glider airfield. The instructor sat in the back seat, and the trainee in the front seat. The flight was scheduled to end at Deelen Air Base, where the instructor would carry out the landing.
After a flight of around 12 minutes, the instructor landed the aircraft on the paved Runway 19 at the air base. As the left-hand wing started to lower, the instructor attempted to keep the wings horizontal. However, by this stage the aircraft’s speed was so low that the ailerons had become insufficiently effective to halt the rolling motion. The left-hand wing collided with two runway lights and suffered damage. The light that was hit first broke off. Both occupants remained unharmed.
More information can be found in our Quarterly Aviation Report Q1 2023.
