ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216236
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 13 October 2018 |
| Time: | 12:48 LT |
| Type: |  Pipistrel Alpha Electro |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | I-D057 |
| MSN: | 883 AE 60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Stadskanaal Airfield, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Drachten Airfield (EHDR) |
| Stadskanaal Airfield (EHST) | |
| Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
In the morning of 13 October 2018, the pilot made preparations to fly the Pipistrel Alpha Electro 167, an electric-powered microlight aeroplane with registration I-D057, as the only occupant from Drachten Airfield to Stadskanaal Airfield. The pilot was scheduled to give an Alpha Electro ‘Tech talk’ with an associate at 13:00 hours local time at Stadskanaal Airfield.
The pilot departed Drachten Airfield’s runway 26 at 12:12 hours. He made a right turn and set course towards Groningen Airport Eelde. En route, the pilot flew at altitudes between 500 and 1,000 feet AMSL. He contacted Eelde Tower requesting to enter the control zone. After crossing the Eelde control zone the aeroplane flew towards Stadskanaal Airfield.
At 12:46 hours, the aeroplane entered the circuit area of Stadskanaal Airfield, joining downwind leg for a lefthand circuit for runway 24 at an altitude of approximately 500 feet. The pilot extended the downwind leg before initiating the turn to base leg.
After turning from downwind to base leg, the aeroplane developed a left overbanked and nose down attitude, resulting in a high sink rate. After having turned for approximately 270 degrees, the aeroplane came down on a country road, before bouncing between two trees and over a cycling path and a ditch. The aeroplane then hit the embankment of the ditch from where it skidded on farmland and came to a halt about 30 meters from the initial impact. Shortly hereafter the aeroplane caught fire. Bystanders managed to carry the pilot out of the aeroplane.
The pilot died of injuries sustained in the crash.
The accident was caused by a low airspeed situation, close to the stall speed. This led to a stall followed by an incipient spin from which the aeroplane did not recover. Contributing factors to the accident were the aeroplane’s full wing span flaperons in combination with the unusual landing configuration of +25° flaps on base leg, the aeroplane’s stall properties, the lack of a stall warning system and the pilot’s limited flying experience, proficiency and training with the Pipistrel Alpha Electro.
The technical investigation did not reveal any technical defect that could have been a contributing factor to the cause of the accident.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
https://www.noordernieuws.nl/groningen/vliegtuigje-stort-neer-in-onstwedde-en-vliegt-in-brand-een-zwaargewonde-43445/
https://www.ed.nl/binnenland/elektrisch-vliegtuigje-stort-neer-in-groningen~a970a087
Politie Groningen
https://www.flightradar24.com/2018-10-13/10:40/12x/ID057/1e326c75
https://rtveen.nl/2018/10/13/vliegtuigje-stort-neer-bij-vosseberg/
___________________________
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9090405
Location
Images:
I-D057 at Brasschaat Airfield, 15 Sept. 2018 (c) H.Ranter/Aviation Safety Network
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2018 12:26 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 13-Oct-2018 12:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 12:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Oct-2018 12:46 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Plane category] |
| 13-Oct-2018 12:53 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 13-Oct-2018 12:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Oct-2018 13:00 | Harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 13-Oct-2018 13:20 | Harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
| 13-Oct-2018 13:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
| 13-Oct-2018 13:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo] |
| 13-Oct-2018 13:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 13-Oct-2018 15:03 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 15:05 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 15:17 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 15:18 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Jul-2020 11:41 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Jul-2020 11:45 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Jun-2022 02:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jun-2022 11:25 | harro | Updated [Location, Category] |
| 29-Sep-2023 07:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location, Category]] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation