Hard landing Accident Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 N639PM, Sunday 23 October 2011
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Date:Sunday 23 October 2011
Time:10:46
Type:Silhouette image of generic SR22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cirrus SR22 GTS G3
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N639PM
MSN: 2623
Year of manufacture:2007
Engine model:Continental IO-550-N
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Split Airport - LDSP -   Croatia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:Eisenach-Kindel Airport - EDGE
Destination airport:Split Airport - LDSP
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Damaged in a hard landing at Split Airport - LDSP. The airplane had been out of contact with air traffic control for substantial period of time. NATO jets had been scrambled as the airplane overflew several borders without being in contact with ATC.
Also, the flight took place without an approved flight plan.

Both occupants escaped unhurt.

3.2. UZROK
Uzrok ove ozbiljne nezgode je kriva procjena pilota prilikom prilaza na RWY05 zračne luke Split.

Accident investigation:
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Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/startseite/detail/-/specific/Pilot-aus-Thueringen-loest-Nato-Alarm-aus-721377601
http://diepresse.com/home/panorama/oesterreich/705176/Privatpilot-loeste-NATOAlarm-aus_Eurofighter-zu-spaet?from=gl.home_panorama
http://relevant.at/chronik/oesterreich/299087/pilot-loeste-nato-alarm-eurofighter-gestartet.story
http://www.ain.hr/Investigations/Download/34

https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=1065114 (photo)

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Nov-2011 02:34 copi Added
02-Nov-2011 02:36 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
02-Nov-2011 07:15 copi Updated [Registration, Cn, ]
06-Nov-2011 05:39 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
17-Oct-2012 11:28 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
22-Jul-2013 18:32 harro Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]
17-May-2020 18:50 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Source, Narrative, ]

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