Pilot entered a spin after performing a series of aggressive maneuvers at very low altitude (5-10 meters). Due to insufficient altitude, pilot was unable to recover and crashed hard into the ground.
Wrong control input
High — very likely identified
Pilot was performing a series of aggressive maneuvers at extremely low altitude (approximately 5-10 meters above ground). During these maneuvers, the glider entered a spin. Due to the very low altitude, there was insufficient height for the pilot to execute a recovery before impacting the ground. The crash was hard but the pilot most likely survived.
The incident was caused by the pilot performing aggressive maneuvers at dangerously low altitude. When the wing entered a spin, the altitude of only 5-10 meters was insufficient for recovery.
Wrong input triggered incident
January 30, 2013
Russia
10 m