Collision with terrain involving a Glasflugel Mosquito, VH-FQO, 1.5km S Benalla, Aerodrome, VIC on 12 December 1995

At the conclusion of an 8 hour, 500 km flight the visiting foreign glider pilot was forced to outland 1.5 km short of the airfield. The glider suffered extensive damage consistent with having been landed in a stalled condition with a high rate of descent. The pilot advised that he was in a lethergic state of mind having mentally relaxed once the airfield was in sight. The operator is looking into visiting pilot dehydration, coupled with fatigue, as a factor in this type of accident.