ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218009
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| Date: | Saturday 17 November 2018 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  ATEC 122 Zephyr 2000C |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-M.... |
| MSN: | Z 351202 TU |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Erkelenz-Kückhoven Airfield -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Erkelenz-Kückhoven Airfield |
| Erkelenz-Kückhoven Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the day of the accident, a Remos G3/600 (D-MTTB) had taken off from Erkelenz-Kückhoven with the at 14:41 and first flew to Weilerswist airfield. The return flight to Erkelenz-Kückhoven began at 15:11. According to the flight director of Erkelenz-Kückhoven airfield, the pilot of the Remos G3/600 radioed in when he was over the Windpark Ost located east of the airfield. He had indicated runway 34 for landing, which had been confirmed by the pilot.
The pilot made a further report of his location when turning into the right-hand downwind-approach to runway 34.
At 15:29 a Zephyr 2000 C took off from runway 34 of Erkelenz-Kückhoven airfield. According to the flight director, a local sightseeing flight was planned. He did not observe the departure further.
At 3:30 p.m., the two aircraft collided in the area of the downwind-approach of the aerodrome circuit.
The pilot of the Remos G3/600 stated that he did not see the Zephyr 2000 C in the traffic pattern until the moment of the collision. He stated that the right wing of his microlight was torn off in the collision, whereupon he activated the rescue system.
Two witnesses stated that they had seen 2 aircraft flying "straight ahead" in the same direction. The second aircraft had flown under the first and then climbed up in front of the other. This resulted in a collision. According to the witnesses, the Zephyr 2000 C "fell to the ground like a stone".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/erkelenz/erkelenz-kueckhoven-pilot-stirbt-nach-zusammenstoss-von-zwei-ultraleichtflugzeugen_aid-34551835
https://www.bild.de/regional/koeln/koeln-aktuell/erkelenz-ultraleichtflugzeuge-kollidieren-ein-pilot-tot-58494570.bild.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2018 19:19 | flyflyfly | Added |
| 17-Nov-2018 19:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2018 20:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 11-May-2021 19:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 11-May-2021 19:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2021 19:46 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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