Incident Zlín 42MU D-EWMM, Tuesday 19 May 2020
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Date:Tuesday 19 May 2020
Time:c. 14:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic Z42 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Zlín 42MU
Owner/operator:Aero-Club Zwickau e.V.
Registration: D-EWMM
MSN: 0023
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Lichtentanne -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Zwickau Airfield (EDBI)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine failure after take-off, executed forced landing on a meadow, resulting in minor to moderate damage of prop and nosewheel. Instructor and student escaped unharmed.

Built 1971 and rgd to GST as DM-WMM on 02OCT71, to DDR-WMM 24AUG82. Overhauled at Otrokovice on 15DEC77 (TT602h). Again on 30OCT84 (TT1195). Again on 04MAY89 (TT1796). On German reunification was based at Magdeburg. Rgd to Bund Deutscher Sportverbände as D-EWMM on 14MAY91. Operrated by Motorfliegerklub Magdeburg eV. Released to them to them in APR94. Changed to Segelfliegerklub Magdeburg MAY98. Base t/t
Reinsdorf 11JUL13. To Aero-Club Zwickau. Repaired and permit to fly issued on 23Jan20. Full CofA 25FEB20.

Sources:

https://www.freiepresse.de/zwickau/zwickau/motorausfall-bei-flugstunde-maschine-muss-bei-lichtentanne-notlanden-artikel10824506
https://www.blick.de/westsachsen/flugzeug-muss-in-lichtentanne-notlanden-artikel10824515
https://www.mdr.de/sachsen/chemnitz/zwickau/sportflugzeug-notlandung-lichtentanne-100.html

BFU 20-0305-3X
Files of reg office LBA

https://www.planepictures.net/a/66/54/1188298434.jpg / https://www.facebook.com/AeroClubZwickau/photos/pcb.2753593674668593/2753594394668521/?type=3&theater (photos)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2020 09:19 Anon. Added
22-May-2020 09:20 harro Updated [Cn, Source, ]
24-May-2020 00:05 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
18-Aug-2024 19:16 TB Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
12-Aug-2025 16:30 Gerhardt Updated [Source, Narrative, ]

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