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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 2021 |
| Time: | 16:25 |
| Type: |  Brügger MB-2 Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-PAMD |
| MSN: | 261 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 669 hours |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen VW 1600 CC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hasselt-Kiewit Airfield (EBZH) -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hasselt-Kiewit Airfield (EBZH) |
| Hasselt-Kiewit Airfield (EBZH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner reportedly took-off from runway 09 at EBZH around 13:40-13:45 UTC for a local flight south of the airfield, direction of Hasselt city.
The aircraft was seen coming back around 14:25, re-joining the circuit in the downwind leg. The pilot called in for a full stop. According to witnesses the approach was normal. Just before touchdown, the pilot reported ‘going around’ on the frequency. The initial climb was again not unusual according to the various witnesses, also no abnormal noises from the engine reported. Suddenly the aircraft was seen making a sharp descending turn to the left. The aircraft descended very rapidly and rather steep, and impacted the ground of a neighbouring field.
Findings as to causes and contributing factors
• The reason for the go-around could not be identified.
• The abrupt turn to the left is considered a momentary loss of control, most likely due to a stall of the left wing.
• Meteorological conditions were stable and did not play a role.
• A partial power loss could not be ruled out. However, based on video footage of a similar incident in the UK, it appears that the aircraft remains controllable under such conditions.
It cannot be the sole explanation for the loss of control.
• It is therefore concluded that the cause was an operational (human-induced) loss of control.
• Pilot incapacitation could not be completely ruled out, although CCTV footage suggests that some control of the aircraft may have been regained—albeit too late.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.tvl.be/nieuws/piloot-komt-om-het-leven-bij-vliegtuigcrash-in-hasselt-125942
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/fr/2021/09/22/un-petit-avion-secrase-a-kiewit-le-pilote-est-decede/
https://www.lesoir.be/396318/article/2021-09-22/un-petit-avion-sest-ecrase-dans-le-limbourg-le-pilote-du-etre-reanime
https://www.facebook.com/pg/AeroKiewitVZW/posts/
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-brugger-mb2-registered-f-pamd-on-22-09-2021-at-hasselt/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/77191_1630145966.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: (c) Aviation Safety Network, (EBZH 29 August 2009)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2021 16:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Sep-2021 16:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:10 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:12 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2021 22:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Oct-2021 19:15 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 08:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 29-Sep-2025 07:02 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 29-Sep-2025 07:05 | ASN | Updated [Time, ] |
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