Accident Tecnam P92 Echo S LZ-BAT, Friday 2 July 2004

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Date:	Friday 2 July 2004
Time:
Type:	Tecnam P92 Echo S
Owner/operator:	Cabelcommerce Ltd
Registration:	LZ-BAT
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Dolna Banya Airfield - Bulgaria
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Dolna Banya Airfield
Destination airport:	Dolna Banya Airfield
Investigating agency:	AAIU Bulgaria
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
After engine start the commander taxied and took-off from runway 09 of Dolna Banya Airfield for a training flight over the runway. After the take-off the aircraft climbed and made a turn for a touch-and-go on RWY27. After the touch-and-go the flew about 200-300m away from the threshold in a westerly direction, started a steep right-hand turn in climb, climbed about 60-80m, then started left-hand turn with steep bank to approach to RWY09. During the turn the aircraft lost altitude and in a course of 120-130° it hit the ground.
The pilot received injuries with fatal outcome and the aircraft was fully destroyed.

MAIN CAUSE:
Departure of the pilot technique, leaded to violation of the limitation on minimal admissible speed and aircraft stall.
Immediate cause:
Aircraft impact into the ground.
Contributing factors:
1. Pilot’s self-sufficiency and inappropriate training for the elements executed during the flight.
2. Presence of visitors, observing the flights in the airfield area, which possibly influenced the pilot actions.

Accident investigation: