Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Datum: | 13 JAN 1999 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Air National Guard |
| Kennzeichen: | 59-1452 |
| Werknummer: | 17940/355 |
| Baujahr: | 1960-01-14 (39 years ) |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-102 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE) (Deutschland)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE/ETNG), Deutschland |
| Geilenkirchen Airport (GKE/ETNG), Deutschland |
Returning from an operational aerial refueling mission, the aircraft pitched up to a near vertical attitude and subsequently stalled and crashed.
The pitch up was the direct result of the horizontal stabilizer trim being in a 7.5 nose-up trim condition when the aircraft was given power to complete a go around prior to landing.
The apparent cause is now understood to be a runaway trim motor, the crew failed to notice, and when power was applied, the aircraft pitched up and stalled. The cause of the runaway motor is still unknown.
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Distance from Geilenkirchen Airport to Geilenkirchen Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from Geilenkirchen Airport to Geilenkirchen Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
