ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231780
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| Date: | 29-DEC-2019 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Zlin Savage Classic |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 05NJ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arosa -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clariden-Hüfifirn (LSVD) |
| Bad Ragaz Airfield (LSZE) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB Switzerland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Control was lost when the pilot made a climbing left-hand turn. The aircraft impacted terrain.
Cause:
The accident, in which the airplane banked over the left wing and collided with the terrain, was caused by the airplane falling below the minimum speed in the turn. This resulted from the aircraft simultaneously pulling up at low airspeed and turning in against the slope. The deeper reasons for such a flight maneuver could not be demonstrably explained.
A relevant number of microlight aircraft are stationed and operated in Switzerland, which cannot be certified in Switzerland and whose operation is subject to almost no minimum requirements, depending on the country of registration. This was identified during the investigation as a risk-increasing factor (factor to risk) that had no influence on the occurrence of the accident, but should nevertheless be eliminated in order to improve flight safety.
Sources:
https://www.tdg.ch/suisse/petit-avion-s-ecrase-arosa-grisons/story/19030286
https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/panorama/vermischtes/kleinflugzeug-stuerzt-in-arosa-ab/story/15770881
https://www.en24.news/2020/01/accident-at-arosa-gr-small-plane-crashes-near-ski-slope.html
https://www.aerokurier.de/motorflug/abenteurer-ruedi-homberger-toedlich-verunglueckt/
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/15110856@N02/37892665536 (photo)
Accident investigation:
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Media:
Accident at Arosa GR: small plane crashes near ski slope https://t.co/IcdRBlUbUl pic.twitter.com/2fZkMSjAGJ
— En24 News (@En24_News) December 29, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2019 13:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Dec-2019 13:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Dec-2019 20:21 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2019 20:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 29-Dec-2019 21:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2020 11:31 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 08:01 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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