ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191463
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| Date: | 19-NOV-2016 |
| Time: | 13:16 UTC |
| Type: |  Agusta A109A Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | Execavia |
| Registration: | N109W |
| MSN: | 7301 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Induno Olona, Varese -
 Italy
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lugano-Agno |
| Caiolo | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Agusta 109A MkII helicopter with three people on board crashed in the woods near Induno Olona in Italy, close to the border with Switzerland. The helicopter crashed at an elevation of 800 meters on Monte Minisfreddo. One passenger died while the pilot and a passenger were injured.
ANSV conclusion:
The accident, which can be classified as a CFIT, is essentially due to the human factor.
The following factors contributed significantly to the accident:
- the marginal weather conditions in the mountainous terrain where the accident occurred, which did not allow the safe continuation of the flight;
- non-compliance with VFR flight rules and safety altitudes.
The following factors may also have contributed to the occurrence of the accident
- operational pressure (deriving from the need to complete the transfer flight to Caiolo), which did not allow the pilot to consider an alternative plan, consisting, for example, of a return to the airport of departure;
- the excessive confidence of the pilot in his own ability to manage the flight in marginal or inferior meteorological conditions with respect to the minimum VFR conditions, in the light of his significant flight experience and knowledge of the area of operations;
- the false security resulting from having a cartographic or portable GPS system on board.
Sources:
http://www.helipress.it/schede-1848-incidenti_elicotteri_precipita_aw109_a_varese_un_morto
http://www.varesenews.it/2016/11/cade-un-elicottero-un-morto-e-due-feriti/570356/
https://www.tio.ch/News/Ticino/Cronaca/1117337/Tragedia-in-elicottero-il-ticinese-era-precipitato-gia-nel-2010
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/a109-mountain-cfit-marginal-wx/
Accident investigation:
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Location
Media:
A109 Mountain CFIT - Operational pressure, overconfidence and a false sense of security from technology may have contributed to what ANSV describe as an inadequately risk assessed and planned flight. https://t.co/ySo3oWsvIC #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/6Mki2PeZqX
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) January 2, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2016 18:03 | MKAP | Added |
| 19-Nov-2016 18:41 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2016 08:52 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage] |
| 20-Nov-2016 18:20 | MKAP | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Nov-2016 07:10 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2016 10:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2020 17:30 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 02-Jan-2021 11:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Accident report] |
| 02-Jan-2021 11:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
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