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| Date: | Monday 13 September 2021 |
| Time: | c. 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R182 Skylane RG II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 4X-CHZ |
| MSN: | R18200161 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2963 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3C5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Potokaki, Samos -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Haifa Airport (HFA/LLHA) |
| Samos Airport (SMI/LGSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | HARSIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna R182, 4X-CHZ, crashed off Samos, Greece. Both occupants died.
The aircraft flown from Herzliya, Israel, to Haifa Airport on the day of the accident. At 12:43 the a/c, with the captain and a passenger on board, took off, bound for Samos. During a runway 09 VOR/DME approach to Samos Airport, the captain reported to the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) that he was at a high altitude and after ATC proposal, he entered the airport's southern circle in order to loose altitude.
During the aircraft right turn at the airport southern circle, the aircraft crashed on the sea. The two persons onboard the aircraft were fatally injured while the aircraft was completely destroyed.
Probable Causes
From the accident Investigation, it was determined that the probable cause of the accident was the absence of timely control and correction of the aircraft bank angle, during the airport circling right turn, which led to Loss of Control Flight.
Contributing Factors
• The pilot's Spatial Disorientation during the downwind entry right turn, with high bank angle over the sea in a night environment.
• The Captain's fixation with runway detection.
• The pilot's lack of proficiency in night flight environment combined with the aerodrome unknown night environment and the pilot’s fatigue.
• The failure of the aircraft energy management during the approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/israeli-aircraft-crashes-near-greece-at-least-2-killed-report-679376
https://www.ethnos.gr/ellada/173929_samos-plirofories-gia-dyo-nekroys-apo-tin-ptosi-aeroskafoys-cessna
https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/1160699/alert-agnoeitai-aeroskafos-tupou-tsesna-koda-sti-samo/
https://news.sky.com/story/greece-investigates-plane-crash-that-killed-witness-in-benjamin-netanyahu-corruption-trial-12407741
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/4x-chz#2922bd0a
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עדויות: לפני שהמריא ליוון מחיפה, מטוס הססנה (4X-CHZ) היה מוצף בשמן שהשפריץ מהמנוע. טייסים במסלול העירו לטייס על נזילת השמן משמעותית וייעצו לו להזמין מכונאי אך הוא אמר שזה בסדר ("שכחתי לסגור את המיכל"), ניגב את השמן בסמרטוטים והמריא ליוון. כל כך חבל
— איתי בלומנטל Itay Blumental (@ItayBlumental) September 14, 2021
צילום: מוטי שוימר pic.twitter.com/P64IteXuJ0
The crashed Cessna R182 Skylane RG II aircraft (4X-CHZ) was flooded with engine oil before taking off from Haifa-Israel to Greece , the Cessna plane was flooded with oil that splashed from the engine , which might have caused the crash on 13th sept ! #accident
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) September 14, 2021
?@ItayBlumental pic.twitter.com/xYJHEVeCgQ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2021 19:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Sep-2021 19:22 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Sep-2021 19:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2021 08:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 14-Sep-2021 13:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 14-Sep-2021 13:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 14-Sep-2021 14:44 | harro | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2021 18:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2021 18:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2025 14:19 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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