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| Date: | Sunday 26 May 2024 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA40 Diamond Star |
| Owner/operator: | Wings over Holland BV |
| Registration: | PH-USL |
| MSN: | 40.078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ameland Airfield (EHAL) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ameland Airfield (EHAL) |
| Lelystad Airport (LEY/EHLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During the take-off from Runway 08 at Ameland Airport (EHAL), the aircraft did not accelerate sufficiently and did not lift off the runway. It eventually passed the runway threshold, shot through the airport fence and came to rest in
the dune area behind it. The four occupants were unharmed and the aircraft was severely damaged.
Sources:
https://www.rtvnof.nl/ongeval-met-sportvliegtuigje-op-ameland/660504/
https://www.waldnet.nl/wn/nieuws/78214/Gewonde_bij_ongeluk_met_sportvliegtuig_op_Ameland.html
https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/16544010/gewonde-bij-ongeluk-met-sportvliegtuig-ameland-brand-in-stapel-eierdozen-in-franeker
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/PHUSL/history/20240526/0915Z
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4845af&lat=53.474&lon=5.636&zoom=12.1&showTrace=2024-05-26&trackLabels
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/586115.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
Een sportvliegtuigje is gecrasht in de duinen bij Ballum. Het lukte niet om op te stijgen. Gelukkig is iedereen ongedeerd. #Ameland. pic.twitter.com/aBDT0thFOR
— Ina Nagtegaal (@InaNagtegaal) May 26, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2024 16:23 | ASN | Added |
| 26-May-2024 16:24 | ASN | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2024 16:30 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 26-May-2024 16:45 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2024 21:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 27-May-2024 06:48 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Aug-2024 18:46 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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