ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226252
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| Date: | Friday 14 June 2019 |
| Time: | 14:36 LT |
| Type: |  Shark.Aero Shark |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-MMKV |
| MSN: | 2012-005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Hvar -
 Croatia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dubrovnik Airport (DBV/LDDU) |
| Mali Losinj Airport (LSZ/LDLO) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIN Croatia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Shark.Aero Shark aircraft D-MMKV was flying in a formation with three other ultralight aircraft on the route Dubrovnik Airport (LDDU) - Mali Lošinj Airport (LDLO). There was an approved flight plan for this flight. The formation leader was maintaining communication with the flight control, and his aircraft had a transponder turned on.
According to eyewitnesses’ statements, in the area of the Hvar Channel, three of the four aircraft from the said formation flew very low above the sea surface, while one aircraft flew at a higher altitude.
At one point, one of the aircraft that were flying low, touched the sea surface, after which it stopped significantly damaged and remained floating on the water surface.
People from two nearby vessels came to the rescue. They pulled the pilot out of the sea and helped keep the aircraft from sinking.
During that time, the other three aircraft were circling over the accident site. When pilots saw that their colleague, the affected pilot, came out of the sea and climbed to the boat, they continued their flight and landed at Mali Lošinj Airport.
CAUSE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
The touchdown of the aircraft to the water surface occurred for one or more reasons. The flight altitude above the water surface was most likely, despite the pilots’ claims, low. If the flight height was in accordance with the prescribed flight height for flying above uninhabited areas, a possible minor height loss during the flight would not end with the touchdown to the water surface, and in case of problems with the propulsion the pilot would have had enough time to conduct the procedure for emergency landing, which would mitigate the consequences. Therefore, we consider that the most likely key contributing factor to this accident is:
- Flying at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.24ur.com/novice/svet/slovenci-iz-morja-resili-pilota-strmoglavljenega-sportnega-letala.html
https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/pogledajte-sto-je-ostalo-od-aviona-koji-je-pao-kod-hvara-objavljeni-i-detalji/2093192.aspx
https://www.gonzoaviation.com/clanok/sharka-d-mmkv-lovili-z-mora-pri-ostrove-hvar
http://www.ain.hr/Investigations/Details/3163/Nesreca-zrakoplova-Shark-reg-oznaka-D-MMKV-Hvarski-kanal-14-06-2019
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2019 21:24 | Ivan | Added |
| 17-Jun-2019 05:56 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2020 17:21 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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