Lüchow-Rehbeck airfield

Lüchow-Rehbeck airfield
Lüchow-Rehbeck
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDHC
Coordinates	53 ° 1 '0 "  N , 11 ° 8' 49"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 1 '0 "  N , 11 ° 8' 49"  E
Height above MSL	15 m (49  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	6 km north of Lüchow , 95 km south-east of Hamburg
Basic data
opening	1935
operator	Luftsportverein Kreis Lüchow-Dannenberg e. V.
Start-and runway
15/33	650 m × 30 m grass (including 475 m × 10 m asphalt)

The airfield Lüchow-Rehbeck is an airfield in Lüchow-Dannenberg in Lower Saxony . The space is approved for gliders , motor gliders , microlights and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to two tons and for helicopters with a maximum take-off weight of up to 5.7 tons.

history

The Lüchow-Rehbeck airfield was laid out as a field airfield in 1934 and 1935 on behalf of the Reich Ministry of Aviation and inaugurated with the landing of a Junkers W34 . Initially it was used for pilot training on samples such as the Focke-Wulf Fw 44 and the Arado Ar 66 . From 1944 on, glider pilots were also trained on models such as SG38 , Grunau Baby and DFS Kranich . After the Second World War in 1945, flight operations were completely stopped. In November 1954, the Lüchow-Dannenberg district air sports club took over the grounds from the Lüchow-Dannenberg district and initially put the airfield back into operation before the Lüchow-Dannenberg district air sports club merged with the LSV Lüneburg at the end of 1955, and the flight operations in Rehbeck for others Came to a standstill for 10 years.

In 1964, the Lüchow-Dannenberg district air sports club was brought back to life in its current legal form. Since then he has been the holder of the Lüchow-Rehbeck airfield and enabled the first flight movement in Lüchow in a decade on August 27, 1965. The LSV Kreis Lüchow-Dannenberg eV is still active on the airfield and operates the area there, as well as various models Powered airplanes, powered gliders and gliders.

Infrastructure

The airfield is the only one in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district and enables people from the region to actively participate in an aviation sport. Sightseeing flights are also possible from Rehbeck.

Furthermore, the airfield represents an important infrastructural connection of the district, especially for business travelers from the region.

Incidents

• On May 6, 2000, the pilot of a Let L-13 Blanik glider lost control during a winch launch shortly after releasing at a height of 250 to 300 meters. The aircraft turned three times on its longitudinal axis and hit the ground at a relatively shallow angle. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was badly damaged.

• On June 7, 2003, a round trip on the occasion of an airfield festival fell in the traffic pattern at a 200-160 Fuji FA the engine off. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a field approximately 850 meters from the threshold of runway 16. The aircraft collided with a row of trees about ten meters high at the edge of the field, turned 180 degrees around its transverse axis and hit the field on its back. The 76-year-old pilot was seriously injured and his two passengers were slightly injured. The investigation by the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation revealed that the engine had failed due to lack of fuel. The tank selector switch was set to the empty tank on the left.

• On April 21, 2012, after taking off , an Orličan L-40 Meta Sokol did not reach sufficient height to fly over the adjacent forest. The aircraft was badly damaged while trying to make an emergency landing in a field . The pilot, who was alone on board, was slightly injured.

Web links

• Website of the Luftsportverein Kreis Lüchow-Dannenberg e. V.

Individual evidence

1. ^ History of the airfield in Rehbeck. Luftsportverein Kreis Lüchow-Dannenberg, accessed on March 30, 2018 . 
2. ^ Air sports club Lüchow-Dannenberg eV: LSV-Lüchow - air sports club Lüchow / Rehbeck. March 25, 2019, accessed March 25, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Serious Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , May 2000, accessed on March 30, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Serious Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , June 2003, accessed on March 30, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , April 2012, accessed on March 30, 2018 .