ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66368
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 11 July 2009 |
| Time: | 10:57 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Archer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-BUUN |
| MSN: | 28-7305597 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vitrac, Puy-de-Dome -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Biscarrosse |
| Vichy | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The cause of the accident was due to loss of visual contact of both pilots during a formation flight.
The following factors contributed to the accident:
- Lack of pre-flight briefing a.o. with regard to maintaining the separation of the two planes.
- Lack of communication between the pilots during flight, particularly as regards their relative positions.
- Lack of visibility of the pilots in their respective planes to keep a constant visual contact on the other aircraft in the position where they were one over the other
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2009/f-un090711/pdf/f-un090711.pdf
http://www.leprogres.fr/fr/france-monde/faits-divers/article/1787304,1568/Deux-morts-dans-une-collision-entre-deux-avions-de-tourisme.html
Ouest-France
Images:
F-BUUN at Midden-Zeeland (EHMZ), 20 May 1990 (photo: H.Ranter/ASN)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2009 10:36 | slowkid | Added |
| 12-Jul-2009 12:07 | Anon. | Updated |
| 12-Jul-2009 12:19 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 12-Jul-2009 14:13 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 12-Jul-2009 20:58 | JerseyPilot | Updated |
| 11-Oct-2010 09:06 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2014 13:34 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation