30-metre wind turbine reported collapsed in the Přerov region

What happened

A published headline reports that a 30-metre wind turbine collapsed in the Přerov region of Czechia after standing idle for weeks because of a fault. The article text was not available, so injuries, the date of the collapse, the site name and the cause are not known.

Contributing factors

The available summary says the turbine had been idle for weeks because of a fault. It does not say whether that fault caused the collapse.

Lessons learned

1. A turbine left idle with a known fault should be made safe and checked until the fault is cleared.
2. An idle period is not evidence that a damaged turbine is stable.
3. Early collapse reports should record height, place, injuries and whether the public was at risk.

Source

aroundprague.cz