ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265743
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 July 2021 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 |
| Type: |  AutoGyro MTOSport |
| Owner/operator: | UL-Flugschule Thomas Kiggen |
| Registration: | D-MTMZ |
| MSN: | M00962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Hildesheim Airfield (EDVM) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hildesheim Airfield (EDVM) |
| Hildesheim Airfield (EDVM) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As part of the training to obtain the license for gyroplane pilots, a training flight was planned at the Hildesheim Airfield.
At approximately 11:00, the student pilot and his instructor took off with the MTOsport gyroplane on runway 25. They had already completed 11 aerodrome circuits with touchdown and takeoff. During the 12th turn, at approximately 11:48, while turning from the base leg into the final approach of runway 25, witnesses saw parts of the gyroplane suddenly detach and fall to the ground in pieces.
In the accident, the student pilot and the instructor were fatally injured and the gyroplane was destroyed.
Conclusions
The accident was due to the tearing off of a rotor blade in flight.
Causes were:
o A rotor blade design with a material that is prone to cracking and requires periodic inspections.
o Failure to follow manufacturer recommendations for periodic inspections of the rotor blades and hub.
o Disregard of manufacturer's recommendations regarding the service life limitation of the rotor blades
o Disregard of specifications regarding the documentation of component operating times
o Insufficient inspection of the gyroplane, its maintenance and operating time recording within the scope of the annual inspections
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/hannover_weser-leinegebiet/Tragschrauber-in-Hildesheim-abgestuerzt-zwei-Tote,absturz550.html
https://www.antenne.com/niedersachsen/regionalnachrichten/news_region_hannover_celle_hildesheim/Ultraleichtflugzeug-in-Hildesheim-abgest%C3%BCrzt-zwei-Tote-id567543.html
https://www.hildesheimer-allgemeine.de/meldung/tragschrauber-in-hildesheim-abgestuerzt-es-gibt-todesopfer.html
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/67911_1566766512.jpg (photo)
Media:
🇩🇪Tragschrauber in Hildesheim abgestürzt - zwei Tote
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) July 21, 2021
ASN: https://t.co/5qlNSzb7nk
Press: https://t.co/qMlCU18aH2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2021 16:29 | Anon. | Added |
| 21-Jul-2021 16:30 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2021 16:31 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 21-Jul-2021 19:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 22-Jul-2021 00:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2021 01:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2021 02:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Jul-2021 07:09 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 31-May-2022 19:05 | harro | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Accident report] |
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