Schleswig-Holstein

On the day of the occurrence, six Learjet flight crews of the operator involved planned to take off almost at the same time from Hohn Military Airport to different missions. The airplane involved was the third to take off. Two pilots were on board of the Learjet 35A. The Pilot Flying (PF) sat in the left-hand seat and the Pilot Monitoring (PM) in the right. It was planned to fly from Hohn to Wunstorf Military Airport and conduct several instrument approaches for training purposes of the local air traffic control personnel. At the same time, the flight was to be used as proficiency check for the pilot in the left-hand seat for his type and instrument rating for Learjet 20/30. According to the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) recording, the pilots completed the Before Starting Engine checklist prior to starting the engines. A Yaw Damper check and a so-called Full Travel check of the flight controls were performed, among other things. At 1224 hrs, the right engine was started; at 1226 hrs, the left. At 1237 hrs, while still on taxiway C3, the take-off emergency briefing was performed with the words: „[…] when airborn keine [no] Items ausser [except] gear below 500 ft, continue climb, in real life accelerate to V2 plus 30, Klappen [flaps] rein, slight climb weiter auf [to] […]“. At 1238 hrs, another Learjet received take-off clearance with simulated engine failure from the Tower. That flight crew asked over the radio if the single engine take-off was approved and the Tower once again acknowledged it. After the take-off of that Learjet, the flight crew taxied with the airplane involved on the runway to Ramp 1, turned and waited for the clearance to line up on runway 26. At 1244 hrs, the flight crew received the instruction to roll on to runway 26 and wait. They completed the Line-up check and the Before Take-off check. They planned to take-off with flaps 8° and engine full thrust with N1 of 96.6%. After they had received take-off clearance at about 1247 hrs, the airplane accelerated and took off at 1247:34 hrs, according to witnesses in the area of taxiway C3, and entered climb. According to the CVR recording, after take-off the PF instructed the PM to retract the landing gear and engage the Yaw Damper. At 1247:39 hrs, the PM responded with: “Vorab verlierst du simuliert das rechte Triebwerk (in advance, you will lose the right engine)“, the PF acknowledged it by saying: “Copy, gear up“. Then the thrust of the right engine reduced, the left engine maintained the set take-off thrust. At that time, indicated speed was about 160 kt, according to the FDR. At 1247:44 hrs, the PF instructed: “Damper on”. At 1247:45 hrs, the PM answered “Jawohl (yes)”, almost at the same time the PF said quietly: “Oh shit“. At 1247:44 hrs, the PF called out loud several times: “Fuck” and at 1247:54 hrs the PM several times “Shit”. At 1247:55 hrs, the last recording was the landing gear warning generated by the airplane: “Too low“. From the PM’s announcement about the simulated engine failure at 1247:39 hrs until the impact, Hohn Tower transmitted traffic information regarding two Tornado aircraft in the vicinity and instructed the frequency change to Hohn Radar. Witnesses observed that the airplane performed a sort of snap roll and then crashed to the ground at the end of the runway. On impact, an explosive fireball occurred. The pilots suffered fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed.

En route from Moscow-Domodedovo to Luton, while cruising over Germany, the crew declared an emergency following smoke spreading in the cabin and the cockpit. The crew was cleared to divert to Kiel-Holtenau Airport. After landing by night on runway 26 which is 1,265 metres long, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and came to rest in a ravine. All 6 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a flight from Hamburg to Westerland. At a distance of 30 km southeast from Westerland-Sylt Airport, at an altitude of 1,300 feet, the pilot was cleared for an approach to runway 24. Few seconds later, both engines lost power. The pilot declared an emergency and was cleared for a straight-in approach to runway 33. Due to the situation, the pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft two km offshore. Rescue teams arrived on site about 45 minutes later and the pilot was rescued while the aircraft sank. The pilot added 250 litres of fuel at Hamburg Airport and a total of about 400 litres were found in all tanks after the wreckage was recovered, dismissing the possibility of a fuel exhaustion. Traces of corrosion were found on several engine parts.

The single engine aircraft departed Essen-Mülheim Airport on a private flight to Westerland-Sylt Airport, carrying one passenger and one pilot. While descending to Westerland-Sylt Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to fog and snow falls. On approach, the aircraft crashed few km from the airfield, killing both occupants.

Following a wrong approach configuration, the twin engine aircraft landed too far down a wet runway. After touchdown, the crew realized he would not be able to stop the airplane within the remaining distance and decided to initiate a go-around procedure. Power was added on both engines and the aircraft took off. After passing over the runway end at low altitude, the aircraft struck trees, stalled and crashed in a wooded area. Nine occupants were injured, some of them seriously, while one pilot was killed.

The aircraft departed Cologne-Bonn Airport on a charter taxi flight to Lübeck-Blankensee, carrying two passengers, among them the Vice-President of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein Uwe Barschel and a crew of two. The approach to Lübeck-Blankensee Airport was initiated in marginal weather conditions with limited visibility to 1,500 meters and a ceiling down to 150 meters. ILS approach was not possible so the crew attempted to land under VFR mode. On final, the aircraft struck the NDB antenna (15 meters high) located 480 meters short of runway threshold. The aircraft rolled to the left to an angle of 90°, causing the left wing to struck the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed then slid for few dozen meters and came to rest, bursting into flames. Uwe Barschel was the only survivor. The copilot, Elizabeth Friske, was at command when the Pan International BAc 111 crashed in Hamburg on September 6, 1971.

Suffered an accident at Schleswig AFB. There were no casualties.

While descending to Westerland-Sylt Airport on a flight from Hamburg, the pilot encountered engine problems caused by fuel issue. He reduced his altitude and ditch the aircraft off Schlüttsiel, about 35 km southeast of Sylt Airport. All four occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Shortly after takeoff from Düne Airport on Helgoland Island, while climbing to a height of 60 meters, the airplane banked left and crashed 200 meters to the left of the runway. Both pilots and six passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured.

On final approach to Husum Airport, while completing a calibration flight from Westerland, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located few hundred meters short of runway. All four crew members were killed.