ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243915
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 2020 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA20-A1 Katana |
| Owner/operator: | Centro de Estudios Superiores de la Aviación (CESDA) |
| Registration: | EC-IIS |
| MSN: | 10116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10291 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912S3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reus Airport (LERS) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Reus Airport (REU/LERS) |
| Reus Airport (REU/LERS) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DA-20-A1, registration EC-IIS, took off around 08:30 hours (Local Time) from runway 25 at Reus airport (LERS - Tarragona), with a student pilot as the only occupant on board, to carry out a local flight of one hour's duration, consisting of the practice of taking off and landing at that airport.
After about 30 minutes of flight and after having made three takes offs, the pilot reported that he had problems with the engine and that he was reaching the base section of the airfield traffic circuit.
Authorized to land on runway 25, he reported shortly after that his engine had stopped and he was not reaching the runway; he collided with the airport's fence and landed near the approach lights, at around 09:15 hours. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft suffered significant damage.
It was determined that the engine was operating with less than the minimum amount of oil required for adequate operation.
Causes/contributing factors.
The investigation has concluded that the accident occurred due to the emergency off-airfield landing following an in-flight engine shutdown with the aircraft in aerodrome traffic pattern and incorrect execution of standard operating procedures, in particular the accomplishment of the pre-flight inspection.
METAR:
LERS 160700Z 02004KT 340V050 9999 FEW010 21/17 Q1019=
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.mitma.gob.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/investigacion/2020/a-039-2020
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/1/54167_1258280773.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 2008 | EC-IIS | CESDA - Centre de Estudis Superiors de la Aviació | 0 | Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalunya | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2020 19:43 | harro | Added |
| 17-Oct-2020 19:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2020 04:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 08-Feb-2024 13:43 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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