Blumberg Airfield

Blumberg Airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDSL
Coordinates	47 ° 50 '40 "  N , 8 ° 33' 47"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 50 '40 "  N , 8 ° 33' 47"  E
Height above MSL	698 m (2290  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2 km east of Blumberg
Street	L 185
Basic data
operator	Luftsportverein e. V. Blumberg
Start-and runway
07/25	780 m × 30 m grass

The airfield Blumberg is a special airfield near the city of Blumberg on the southern edge of the Black Forest . It is approved for gliders , powered gliders and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to 1.3 tons.

history

As a result of its establishment, LSV Blumberg, founded in 1957, was looking for a suitable area for an airfield. A suitable site was found in Zollhausried near Blumberg. In 1960 a lease agreement was signed and a permit to operate a glider airfield was applied for, which was granted by the Freiburg Regional Council in the same year . On July 10, 1960, the first glider took off from Blumberg Airfield. As early as 1961, the place received an aircraft hangar . A clubhouse was built in 1968 and a second hangar was built in 1973. The airfield has been classified as a special landing site since 1977. After the first hall collapsed due to heavy snowfall in 1980, it was replaced by a new one. In the same year construction began on a tower , which was completed in 1981. From the end of 1981 to the beginning of 1982 a third hall was built with a bedroom for flight camp guests, a toilet, and wash and shower rooms. The site was given a petrol station in 1993. Between 1996 and 2006, large parts of the site were filled with suitable material and leveled in order to be able to maintain operations even after long periods of wetness.

Incidents

• On September 10, 1983, the structure of a Fauvel AV.36 failed at an aviation event during an aerobatic demonstration . At a climb of about 60 °, the main spar of the wing failed and the aircraft broke apart. The pilot was killed in the accident.
• On August 18, 2004, a Schleicher ASH 26 glider took off in tow behind a Piper PA-18 . At a height of around 45 meters, the pilot of the glider disengaged the tow rope and made a turn around. This resulted in a stall . The plane tilted over the left wing and hit the ground. The tow plane landed without any problems. The pilot of the glider was seriously injured.
• On July 30, 2006, a Schleicher ASK 21 glider took off with two people on board in a winch launch . The winch was disturbed at a height of 20 to 30 meters and the pilot disengaged the tow rope. Then there was a hard landing in which the pilot and passenger were slightly injured.

Web links

• Internet presence of the Luftsportverein e. V. Blumberg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. (pdf) Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , September 2016, p. 111 , accessed on April 27, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. (pdf) Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau , August 2004, p. 16 , accessed on April 27, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. (pdf) Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau , July 2006, p. 6 , accessed on April 27, 2018 .