ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279950
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| Date: | Saturday 2 July 2022 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BFPS |
| MSN: | 25-7856013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tournai/Maubray Airfield (EBTY) -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Tournai/Maubray Airfield (EBTY) |
| Tournai/Maubray Airfield (EBTY) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Piper PA-25-235 airplane was destroyed when it impacted terrain during initial climb after take-off from the Tournai-Maubray airfield, Belgium. The airline transport pilot suffered only minor injuries and could escape from the wreckage before it caught fire and was totally destroyed. The aircraft was towing a Schleicher K 6E sailplane at the time. The sailplane pilot stated that during the initial climb, the tug aircraft disappeared from his sight and he released the tow cable. The sailplane could return to the airfield for a safe landing.
Findings as to causes and contributing factors
• The sailplane pilot’s lack of situational awareness allowed the situation to develop and his corrective actions were unsuccessful. (direct causal factor)
• The tow cable was released by both the tow plane and the sailplane, nearly simultaneously, however too late to avoid the tug aircraft to be upset. (contributing factor to the outcome)
• The attention of the tug airplane pilot is divided between flying the aircraft and reacting upon his feeling of the actions of the towed sailplane. To the contrary of the sailplane pilot, he cannot maintain a constant monitoring of the sailplane position. (contributing factor)
The sailplane type and the conditions of the aerotow makes the risk for tug upset higher with the Ka 6E than with other sailplane types. (contributing factor)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lavenir.net/regions/wallonie-picarde/peruwelz/2022/07/02/un-petit-avion-secrase-dans-un-champ-de-mais-a-callenelle-peruwelz-FY5TSFTQLZFJTNFCQF7VV2UYDU/
Witness
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=401d2f&lat=50.535&lon=3.507&zoom=14.9&showTrace=2022-07-02&leg=1&trackLabels
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2022 20:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Jul-2022 05:52 | Ypdc | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2022 05:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2022 19:19 | Anon. | Updated [[Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Narrative]] |
| 03-Jul-2022 19:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2022 12:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Jun-2023 17:20 | harro | Updated [[Location]] |
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