Accident Robin DR.400/140B Major F-HCAP, Friday 13 January 2023
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Date:Friday 13 January 2023
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DR40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robin DR.400/140B Major
Owner/operator:Aéroclub du Var
Registration: F-HCAP
MSN: 2616
Year of manufacture:2007
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Cuers-Pierrefeu Airport (LFTF) -   France
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Cuers-Pierrefeu Airport (LFTF)
Destination airport:Cuers-Pierrefeu Airport (LFTF)
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
In short final, the aeroplane encountered a windshear and the student pilot at the controls made a hard landing.The right main landing gear went through the wing and the aeroplane came to a stop on the runway.

Sources:

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-robin-dr400-registered-f-hcap-on-13-01-2023-at-cuers-pierrefeu/

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