Narrative:
During landing on a wet runway, the aircraft hydroplaned and overran by approx 100 m into grass and mud.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 17 March 1993 |
| Time: | 07:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 551 Citation II/SP |
| Operator: | Taunus Air |
| Registration: | D-IGRC |
| MSN: | 551-0163 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) ( Germany)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Germany |
| Heidelberg Airport (HDB/ETIE), Germany |
During landing on a wet runway, the aircraft hydroplaned and overran by approx 100 m into grass and mud.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adre Summary 2/93Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Frankfurt International Airport to Heidelberg Airport as the crow flies is 70 km (44 miles).
Distance from Frankfurt International Airport to Heidelberg Airport as the crow flies is 70 km (44 miles).
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