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Narrative: During a commercial tourist flight in a microlight, the pilot made a passage around the Maïdo belvedere, close to the terrain and at low height, very probably in order to show a particular site to his passenger. The pilot started his right turn above the Maïdo plateau, about 200 ft above the belvedere car park. It then lost altitude during the maneuver until it passed below the level of the ridge as the microlight flew over the Cirque de Mafate. The pilot, perhaps busy with the satisfaction of the passenger, probably paid insufficient attention to the conduct of the flight and the monitoring of the flight path. The loss of altitude, which may have been accentuated by local aerological phenomena, will thus have escaped his awareness of the situation. It is likely that the pilot became aware, during the few seconds preceding the collision, of the fact that he could not gain enough altitude to clear the terrain. He therefore accentuated the turn, but was unable to avoid the collision with the cliff.
⚠️ Accident mortel de l'#ulm Rans Coyotte (974LY) survenu le 10/10/21 au Maïdo à #LaReunion / @BEA_Aero ouvre une enquête de sécurité / 2 enquêteurs sont arrivés sur place ce matin 12/10.