ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212861
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 2018 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | Wiener Luftfahrerverband - Pilotenclub Wien |
| Registration: | F-HFPL |
| MSN: | 172S10883 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vöslau-Kottingbrunn Airfield (LOAV) -
 Austria
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vöslau Airport (LOAV) |
| Wels Airport (LOLW) | |
| Investigating agency: | UUS Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 172S aircraft took off from the Vöslau Airfield runway 31L, for a private flight. On board were the pilot and a passenger.
Immediately after takeoff, the aircraft entered a steep climb, experienced a stall, banked over the right wing, and struck the grass surface at an approximately perpendicular angle to the ground, to the right of the paved service runway 31L.
The pilot and his passenger suffered fatal injuries in the crash and died at the scene.
The weather at the time of the incident courtesy of Ogimet.com was noted as:
SA04/07/2018 08:00->METAR LOAV 040800Z VRB02KT 40KM FEW120AC SCT300CI 24/10=
Probable causes
- Loss of control during take-off, immediately after take-off in flight (Loss of Control In-Flight LOC-I)
- Aircraft completely trimmed to tail-heavy or "nose-up
Probable factors
- A possibly not deactivated autopilot during take-off or also a temporary error in the system of the electrical trim adjustment
- High or increased forces on the control horn due to high rudder pressures and propeller thrust
- "Startle Effect" near the ground due to the unforeseen and sudden occurrence of the event
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.krone.at/1734372
https://www.austrianwings.info/2018/07/mindestens-zwei-tote-bei-absturz-am-flugplatz-bad-voeslau/
https://www.jetphotos.com/registration/F-HFPL
Media:
Austria - A Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP plane has crashed at Vöslau-Kottingbrunn Airfield (LOAV) in eastern Austria, killing two people on board.https://t.co/7DPTl6qjhD pic.twitter.com/RL3WZj2Vs1
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 4 juillet 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2018 09:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Jul-2018 09:45 | kaselten | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2018 09:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
| 04-Jul-2018 11:03 | Ckasmeridis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2018 11:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Operator, Embed code] |
| 04-Jul-2018 13:00 | Geno | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 05-Jul-2018 19:18 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Phase, Departure airport] |
| 24-Jul-2018 18:16 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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