ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177466
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 2015 |
| Time: | mid-day |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer III |
| Owner/operator: | Aerofutur |
| Registration: | F-HEHM |
| MSN: | 2843682 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Treilles (Aude) -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LFMT Montpellier |
| LFMP - Perpignan-Rivesaltes | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot flew a VFR convoy flight from Montpellier to Perpignan, France, following a known coastal route.
A cloud layer encompassed the entire coastal region at sunrise. The weather forecast indicated a favorable evolution at the end of the morning. On the Montpellier aerodrome, a clear improvement of weather conditions was observed around 10:30 am. Perpignan aerodrome, closed to VFR traffic during its opening at 6:30, went into special VFR condition at 8:00.
Nevertheless, ceiling conditions below 500 ft around NL point (north of the Perpignan CTR), not shown on weather forecast maps, made it impossible to continue VFR flight on coastal transit at this point.
Two other planes that were traveling on a coastal transit from Montpellier had reported to Montpellier Approach their decision to divert due to bad weather conditions around the NL point.
The pilot of the F-HEHM, approaching the NL point in radio contact with Montpellier Approach, started a descent because of the cloud layers, without asking for meteorological information or assistance with the control. The controller asked him to "keep the VMC conditions".
The pilot curved his course inland, announcing "bypass a cloud layer".
F-HEHM struck terrain at an altitude of 690 ft, whose summit was then in the fog.
The investigation revealed that the strong will of the pilot to reach the destination, a confidence due to a very good knowledge of the journey and the proximity of the destination aerodrome, could lead him to continue the flight despite degradation of conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lindependant.fr/2015/07/01/treilles-un-avion-4-places-se-crashe-pres-de-fitou-un-mort,2052835.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2015 19:07 | hydra | Added |
| 01-Jul-2015 19:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2015 05:34 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 04-Jul-2015 11:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport] |
| 04-Aug-2019 17:51 | harro | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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