ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164975
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| Date: | Thursday 27 March 2014 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Jodel D.18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | OH-XAC |
| MSN: | 441 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nummela Airport (EFNU) -
 Finland
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | EFNU |
| EFNU | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A two-seat wood-structured Jodel D18 aircraft, registration OH-XAC, which the pilot had built himself for his private use took off for a test flight from Nummela aerodrome on Thursday 27 March, 2014 at 13.49. During the climb the aircraft made a sharp turn which resulted in a stall and a collision with the ground. One pilot perished and the other was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The cause of the accident was a turn at low altitude and at a low airspeed. It is possible that the flight crew made the turn in an attempt to avoid hitting an imagined towing line of a paraglider. The practice that the pilots had adopted, i.e. climbing at a low airspeed in a clean configuration and making a turn at low altitude, is a factor which subjected them to the accident. Insufficient coordination between operators at an uncontrolled aerodrome was a contributing factor. The fact that flight activity was taking place on a runway which was reported closed can also be regarded as a contributing factor.
The aircraft was fitted with a pyrotechnical, ballistic parachute system, the rocket motor of which caused a risk of ignition during the rescue operation. The investigation specifically focused on how a rescue operation can be conducted in a safe manner if the accident aircraft is fitted with a recovery parachute. In the case at Nummela the markings warning of the presence of a recovery parachute were not clearly identifiable, nor did the rescue personnel realise that they were subjected to the risk of explosion. The investigation determined that the rescue sector is not aware of pyrotechnical systems in general aviation or sport aviation, and that virtually no related training or regulations exist.
Moreover, there are foreign aircraft flying in Finland whose pyrotechnical system markings either differ from those used in Finland or are completely absent. In addition, incorrectly installed systems have been discovered abroad. The present aircraft register does not indicate whether an aircraft is fitted with a rocket-propelled ballistic recovery system. The presence of any such system can only be established by inspecting the aircraft on site.
Sources:
http://www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi/en/index/tutkintaselostukset/ilmailuonnettomuuksientutkinta/tutkintaselostuksetvuosittain/2014/l2014-01harrasterakenteisenlentokoneenonnettomuusjarajahdysvaaratilannenummelassa27.3.2014.html
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/kotimaa/art-1288670565265.html
https://m.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2014041218206207_uu.shtml_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2014 15:56 | slowkid | Added |
| 28-Mar-2014 14:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Apr-2014 20:06 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Apr-2014 06:39 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2014 06:40 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 02-Feb-2015 20:55 | harro | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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