ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190716
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| Date: | Monday 17 October 2016 |
| Time: | 12:43 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-60-601P Aerostar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N20NR |
| MSN: | 61P-0445-169 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (EDSB) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bitburg EDRB |
| Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (EDSB) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was under visual flight rules from Bitburg to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. At approximately 12:29 LT , the aircraft was cruising at approximately 5000 ft AMSL when the pilot established radio contact with the air traffic control unit of Strasbourg, France. The air traffic controller assigned the pilot a transponder identification code and instructed him to fly to the WHISKEY waypoint of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. He then instructed him to contact the tower of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. At approximately 12:33 the ground traffic controller informed the pilot of the active Runway 21, the current wind and gave him clearance to enter the aerodrome circuit.
During the BFU's questioning of the air traffic controller, he stated that when he first made radio contact with the pilot, he had the aircraft in sight approximately in the area between the Rhine and the golf course adjacent to the airfield. Furthermore, he noticed that the aircraft was flying too low in the area of the right downwind-approach. He radioed the pilot several times to correct the altitude.
The pilot testified that in the area of the right downwind-approach to runway 21 he had extended the landing gear and set the flaps to the 20-degree position.
According to his recollection, the indicated airspeed at this stage was about 120 kt IAS. In his estimation, he was in control of the altitude and speed within the aerodrome circuit. He further stated that he had aligned and stabilised the aircraft on final approach to runway 21 when suddenly the left engine failed. The aircraft then rolled to the left around its longitudinal axis. The remaining altitude had not been sufficient to bring the aircraft back under control.
The aircraft made contact with the ground on a field outside the airport grounds northeast of runway threshold 21 at about 12:43. The aircraft was destroyed on impact. A fire was caused by the leaking fuel. The pilot suffered serious injuries.
Conclusions
The collision with the ground was due to turning into the final approach with too high a bank angle, airspeed and associated tight turn radius, too close to the runway threshold, i.e. overall unstabilised. The reduced visual ability very probably contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.regio-news.de/karlsruhe/news-feed/26-regio-news-baden-baden/330005-schwer-verletzter-pilot-flugzeug-am-baden-airpark-abgestuerzt.html
http://www.goodnews4.de/nachrichten/daily-news/item/pilot-ueberlebte-absturz-auf-acker
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2016/Bericht_16-1565-CX_KarlsruheBB.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Images:
LUX/ELLX; August 13th, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2016 19:19 | Madstevie | Added |
| 17-Oct-2016 19:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Oct-2016 19:32 | Madstevie | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2016 19:48 | gnomy | Updated [Cn, Location, Source] |
| 17-Oct-2016 20:10 | gnomy | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 18-Oct-2016 17:01 | sutu5 | Updated [Total occupants, Photo, ] |
| 11-Sep-2021 08:41 | Peterpan | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 11-Sep-2021 08:51 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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