Suhl-Goldlauter airfield

Suhl-Goldlauter airfield
Suhl-Goldlauter
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDQS
Coordinates	50 ° 37 '59 "  N , 10 ° 43' 42"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 37 '59 "  N , 10 ° 43' 42"  E
Height above MSL	588 m (1929  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4 km north-east of Suhl , 15 km south-west of Ilmenau
Street
Basic data
operator	Flugsportclub Suhl e. V.
Start-and runway
08/26	570 m × 30 m grass

The Suhl-Goldlauter airfield is a special airfield in the Thuringian Forest . It has a 570 meter long and 30 meter wide grass runway and is approved for gliders , powered gliders , microlights and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to two tons.

Events

In addition to normal flight operations, the Simson meeting in Suhl has been held on the field every year since 2016 .

Incidents

• On 21 January 2001 came during a workshop flight with a helicopter of the type MBB BO 105 S to engine failure . The engine No. 1 and a simultaneous reduction in performance of the engine # 2. The helicopter was able to land undamaged.

• On July 8, 2002, a Glaser DG-300 glider took off in tow . At a height of about twenty meters, the tow came loose. The pilot of the glider then initiated a right turn, with the right wing touching the ground. The aircraft subsequently hit the ground and the pilot was seriously injured.

Web links

• Website of the Flugsportclub Suhl e. V.
• Website of the Simson meeting in Suhl

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AIP VFR, Deutsche Flugsicherung, 2018.
2. ↑ About the SIMSON meeting in Suhl. MZA Meyer-Zweiradtechnik GmbH, accessed on April 7, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Serious Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , January 2001, accessed on April 7, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Serious Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , July 2002, accessed on April 7, 2018 .