ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240099
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| Date: | Sunday 16 August 2020 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: | Swiss Excellence Siren FG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | I-.... |
| MSN: | 5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Porta Westfalica Airport (EDVY) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Porta Westfalica Airfield (EDVY) |
| Porta Westfalica Airfield (EDVY) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and a factory pilot had flown his Swiss Excellence Siren FG microlight aircraft from Italy to the Porta Westfalica Airfield in Germany. On the day of the accident, the pilot and the factory pilot initially performed 5 flights. After a lunch break, the pilot told the air traffic control that he still wanted to perform circuit flights with touch and goes.
The next take-off was at 15:29 h on runway 23 Porta Westfalica. Landing and take-off were at 15:46 hrs. Witnesses observed
the airplane at 15:52 during landing and subsequent take-off. It was observed that the plane had bounced twice on landing and then was at a high angle of climb. At a height of 50 to 80 m above ground, the left side was tilted and the aircraft fell into a corn field. After the impact, the aircraft burst into flames.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.radiowestfalica.de/nachrichten/muehlenkreis/detailansicht/flugzeug-bei-porta-westfalica-abgestuerzt.html
https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/OWL/Kreis-Minden-Luebbecke/Porta-Westfalica/4252166-Feuerwehreinsatz-dauert-bis-in-die-fruehen-Morgenstunden-Pilot-stirbt-bei-Flugzeugabsturz-Bergung-dauert-bis-in-die-Nacht
BFU
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2020 16:42 | jannik | Added |
| 16-Aug-2020 16:44 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2020 17:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2020 15:34 | Hopfgeist | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 23-Aug-2020 19:24 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Oct-2020 11:16 | harro | Updated [Cn, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2022 18:52 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source, Accident report] |
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