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Crash of a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu in Wangerooge
Date & Time:
Jun 30, 2007 at 1558 LT
Operator:
Registration:
D-EJHF
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wangerooge - Bremen
MSN:
46-08081
YOM:
1987
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
76.00
Aircraft flight hours:
1396
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Wangerooge Island Airport on a private flight to Bremen, carrying four passengers and one pilot. Following a takeoff roll of about 300 metres from runway 28, the aircraft lifted off and entered a high angle of attack. It rolled to the left and crashed in a drainage ditch located about 340 metres from the departure point. All five occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. Both people seating in the cockpit were seriously injured as the cockpit was destroyed by impact forces.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty due to the degree of destruction of the cockpit and because the aircraft was not fitted with CVR or DFDR systems. It was reported that the airplane took off after a course of 300 metres with flaps down to 10°. No technical anomalies were found on the aircraft and its equipments.
Final Report:
Crash of a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II in Zweibrücken: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 12, 2007 at 1020 LT
Registration:
N160TR
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Zweibrücken – Split – Athens
MSN:
31-7920036
YOM:
1979
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Zweibrücken Airport on a flight to Athens with an intermediate stop in Split as the aircraft should be delivered to its new owner based in Greece. After takeoff from runway 21 at Zweibrücken Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft deviated to the left while the standard departure route was a straight climb until 7 nm. The pilot was contacted by ATC and reported problems. Shortly later, the altitude of the aircraft fluctuated from 1,500 to 3,200 feet and again, the pilot was contacted by ATC to check the situation. Few seconds later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located in Rieschweiler, about 6 km northeast of the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and the pilot, sole on board, was killed. It was reported that, prior to departure, the pilot encountered difficulties to close the main cabin door and had to be shown how to operate it. A member of the FBO staff then asked the pilot if he should explain the aircraft's avionics and, after the pilot replied yes, went on to describe how to operate the RNAV system. The pilot then had difficulty in starting the right engine and was directed to the 'ignition switch' on the overhead panel.
Crash of a Grob G180 SPn in Mindelheim-Mattsies: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 29, 2006 at 1315 LT
Operator:
Registration:
D-CGSP
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mindelheim - Mindelheim
MSN:
97002
YOM:
2006
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total hours on type:
257.00
Aircraft flight hours:
28
Aircraft flight cycles:
40
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a demonstration flight on this second prototype to a group of invited guests staying on the ground. at Mindelheim-Mattsies Airport. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot completed a circuit to reach the approach pattern when the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located approximately 7 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and the French pilot Gérard Guillaumaud who was also the Chief Pilot by Grob Aerospace was killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of an in-flight failure and subsequent separation of the elevator, causing the aircraft to be uncontrollable. The exact cause of this failure could not be determined with certainty due to lack of flight data.
Final Report:
