Accident Team Mini-Max 1650R EROS EC-ZQJ,
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Date:Sunday 13 December 2020
Time:13:52
Type:Silhouette image of generic mima model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Team Mini-Max 1650R EROS
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: EC-ZQJ
MSN: 01104-1641
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Oliva -   Spain
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Moixent airfield
Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
On Sunday, December 13, 2020, the ultra-light aircraft Mini-MAX 1650R EROS, registration EC-ZQJ, took off from a plot of land in the Bassetes Estate, bound for the Moixent airfield.
The aircraft was being transferred in flight to the Moixent aerodrome after maintenance work had been carried out.
According to the pilot, during the initial climb, it suffered an engine stop and he made an emergency landing in an agricultural area with bushes.
The pilot was slightly injured and was able to leave by his own means and the aircraft was destroyed.

Causes / Contributing Factors
The investigation has revealed as the cause of the accident the performance of an off-field emergency takeoff on unprepared terrain due to an in-flight engine shutdown.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Report number: ULM A-018/2020
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.mitma.gob.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/ultraligeros-motorizados-ulm/2020/ulm_a-018_2020

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Dec-2020 10:16 harro Added
24-Dec-2020 10:16 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
29-Aug-2022 11:05 harro Updated [Phase, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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