ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225647
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 2019 |
| Time: | 16:54 LT |
| Type: |  SAN/Jodel D.140R Abeille |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HB-SFR |
| MSN: | 521 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1.3 km NE of the La Côte (LSGP) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | La Côte Airfield (LSGP) |
| La Côte Airfield (LSGP) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Jodel D.140 crashed just after takeoff from La Côte Airfield, Switzerland, killing one of the three occupants.
The aircraft was engaged in a training flight from La Côte Airfield.
The engine start and the taxi to the threshold of runway 04 were normal. Under the instructor's supervision, the pilot performed the checklist and engine tests without any anomaly being noticed. The pilot prepared the aircraft for takeoff, set the flaps to 14 degrees and performed the pre-takeoff checks. At 16:52, under the instructor's supervision, the pilot aligned the aircraft on runway 04 for takeoff. He positioned the throttle, propeller pitch and mixture levers to the forward stop and held them in that position with his right hand while the aircraft accelerated. The pilot pushed the elevator control and the tail wheel rose. During the acceleration, the pilot noticed that the indicated airspeed was increasing only slightly and reported this to the instructor. The instructor questioned the position of the pilot's feet on the rudder pedal to confirm that he was not applying the brakes. The pilot confirmed that he was not applying the brakes. The aircraft passed through the two red side markers marking the middle of the runway. The instructor then asked the pilot to "rotate". The aircraft took off but only climbed very slightly. Just after takeoff, the instructor warned the pilot he took over the controls. The aircraft barely climbed and approached the end of the runway. The instructor began a slight right turn to avoid the tallest trees on the runway centerline. The aircraft flew over the two rows of trees at a very low altitude but did not climb any further. It then flew along the northern edge of the forest bordering the fields located between the airfield and the western industrial zone of Gland. Approaching the first buildings, the instructor started a left turn at a height of about 15 m. While the aircraft was still turning left, the pilot observed an indicated speed of about 90 km/h. Shortly thereafter, he noticed that the aircraft stalled and rolled to the left. The aircraft hit the ground with the left wing. The pilot and the passenger were seriously injured. The instructor died on impact.
Cause:
The accident was caused by an undetected power shortage on takeoff that placed the aircraft behind the power curve, followed by a stall during a low-level turn, resulting in a collision with the ground.
Lack of periodic maintenance of the fuel injection regulator was identified as a causal factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/HB-SFR_f.pdf
https://www.tdg.ch/suisse/suisse-romandeavion-s-ecras-mort-deux-blesses/story/10618151
https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/suisse/suisse-un-mort-et-deux-blesses-dans-un-accident-d-avion-a-gland-vd-844454
https://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/homme-perd-vie-crash-avion/story/16237395
https://www.lacote.ch/articles/regions/district-de-nyon/gland-un-mort-dans-un-crash-d-avion-844411?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://www.ctaeropics.com/Europe/Switzerland/Swiss-Light-Aircraft/i-jGtxKKm/A (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2019 19:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-May-2019 20:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 20:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 22:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 31-May-2019 09:57 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2019 12:02 | harro | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 02-Feb-2022 18:23 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 02-Feb-2022 18:24 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Category] |
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