ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158592
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 2013 |
| Time: | 15:25 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | EADS Messerschmitt Foundation |
| Registration: | D-FWME |
| MSN: | 0139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Roskilde Airport - EKRK -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Roskilde Airport (RKE/EKRK) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
From the investigation report: During the demonstration flight, the pilot performed various maneuvers including staged turns, barrel rolls, and an inverted flight. In the last part of the demonstration flight, for approximately 10 seconds, the pilot performed a reverse flight. The aircraft then executed a right turn (180°) in the normal flight attitude, followed by a traffic pattern flight with a second right turn into the crosswind leg of runway 21.
During the crosswind leg flight, approximately 24 seconds after the reverse flight, the engine misfired and then lost all engine power. The pilot attempted, without success, to restart the engine using the engine oscillation pump (primer). Due to the low altitude (500 feet above the ground), the pilot decided to gain altitude at the expense of speed, knowing that he could not reach any of the four runways or the grass area of the airport.
The pilot selected a landing area in a cornfield 0.5 NM northeast of the airport. Approximately 12 seconds after losing engine power, the aircraft landed on its belly. No fire occurred after the belly landing. The pilot was not injured and left the aircraft alone. Seven minutes after the Roskilde tower activated the emergency alarm, the airport fire and rescue service arrived at the scene.
The accident was caused by fuel starvation as a consequence of inverted flight. The on board fuel
system was not designed for inverted flight.
Sources:
https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/521706-me-109-crash-rke-roskilde-denmark.html
https://www.bt.dk/krimi/tysk-jagerfly-noedlandet-under-airshow-ved-roskilde
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 2016 | D-FWME | EADS Messerschmitt Foundation | 0 | Manching Airport |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2013 12:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Aug-2013 13:14 | PeterK | Updated [Phase] |
| 18-Aug-2013 14:46 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 19-Aug-2013 11:44 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport] |
| 19-May-2023 09:18 | Anon. | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport]] |
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