ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73553
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| Date: | Monday 22 March 2010 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: | Valentin 17E Taifun |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-KHNO |
| MSN: | 1007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Heenes, ca 4 km NW Bad Hersfeld (Hessen) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nordhorn (EDWN) |
| Mainbullau (EDFU) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot noticed an engine power loss in mid-flight. Soon afterwards, the engine failed completely and caught fire. According to a police report, the pilot then performed a "perfect emergency landing" in a field, keeping a safe distance of a residential area. However, due to the very soft soil on the landing space, the plane's gear and fuselage still suffered substantial damage. The pilot (72) and his wife (73), both with extensive flying experience on powered gliders, escaped with only minor injuries.
The power loss and engine fire was caused by rodents gnawing on the engine coolant hose and fuel supply lines. Investigators found rodent food hidden inside the fuselage, but no sign of the rodent.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlcln_005/nn_223970/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2010/Bericht__10__Taifun__Hersfeld,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Bericht_10_Taifun_Hersfeld.pdf
https://osthessen-news.de/beitrag.php?id=1179564_ (several photos of the site)
http://www.hna.de/nachrichten/kreis-hersfeld-rotenburg/bad-hersfeld/zwei-verletzte-notlandung-heenes-684601.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2010 11:22 | flyflyfly | Added |
| 22-Mar-2010 11:54 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Mar-2010 12:41 | flyflyfly | Updated [Registration] |
| 22-Mar-2010 17:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn] |
| 22-Mar-2010 22:04 | flyflyfly | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2010 01:02 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 19-May-2010 01:06 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2011 07:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 27-Feb-2018 22:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2018 22:01 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Oct-2019 14:21 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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