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| Date: | Sunday 16 October 2016 |
| Time: | 17:26 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Western Greece Aeroclub |
| Registration: | 5B-CLB |
| MSN: | 17275551 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Helmos - near Kalavryta Peloponnese -
 Greece
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | LGMG |
| LGMG | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIASB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 172P impacted a mountainside during a training flight. It came down in a wooded area of an elevated small plateau between hills, at 4,820ft. elevation. The aircraft caught fire on impact and most of the wreckage was consumed by the fire.
Cause:
• The low-speed, left-hand turn, right-hand wind direction and low flight height, resulted in the airplane entering a descent without the required height to exit from it.
• The incorrect perception of the situation of the pilot by the instructor, resulting in the inadequate performance to overcome a mountain obstacle and exit the valley.
• The non-implementation of the submitted flight plan, resulting in the flight of the aircraft in a mountainous area at a low altitude.
Contributing Factors
The following contributing factors emerged from the investigation process:
• Inadequate standardization in the performance and supervision of education as well as inappropriate monitoring of compliance in accordance with the Agency's procedures.
• Incomplete communication between the Agency's staff resulting in inadequate evaluation of the instructor by the Head of Training and Head of Flight Trainer.
• The failure by the CAA to carry out audits to the Education Organization for compliance in accordance with the applicable regulatory framework.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ekathimerini.com/212910/article/ekathimerini/news/pilots-of-fallen-cessna-aircraft-found-dead
http://airclubwestgreece.gr/?page_id=560
http://tempo24.news/eidisi/95274/to-simeio-tis-tragodias-deite-apokleistikes-fotografies-apo-tin-periohi-poy-synetrivi
http://www.kalavrytanews.com/2016/10/blog-post_127.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2016 14:41 | blacksheep | Added |
| 17-Oct-2016 15:40 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2016 09:48 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 19-Oct-2016 10:51 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 19-Oct-2016 10:51 | petakas | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2016 05:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Sep-2018 19:28 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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