Stall during circuit flight, Diamond HK 36 TTC, 7 May 2016
The Touring Motor Glider was coming from Texel with two occupants. The pilot-in-command, who was piloting the aircraft, stated that speed and altitude during the approach of Hilversum Airport (from Maartensdijk) were not constant. Completely unexpectedly, the left wing dropped and the aeroplane went into a nosedive. The pilot then pulled on the stick and selected full engine power in order to level off. The Touring Motor Glider did not recover from the stall. The aeroplane fell backwards, gliding onto pastures, and came to a standstill above a ditch; it was severely damaged. The pilot was taken to hospital with back
injuries; the passenger was not injured.
The report can be found in the Quarterly Report Aviation for the second quarter of 2016.
