Incident Overview

Date: Monday 7 March 1977
Aircraft Type: Canadair CL-215-1A10
Owner/operator: Ej‚rcito del Aire
Registration Number: UD.13-09
Location: Fuenterrabia – ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft structure, particularly the wing and fuselage.Aircraft structure, particularly the wing and fuselage.
Category: Accident
A CL-215 experienced a scooping maneuver during a touch and go flight, resulting in partial submersion and subsequent damage during salvage operations.A CL-215 experienced a scooping maneuver during a touch and go flight, resulting in partial submersion and subsequent damage during salvage operations.

Description

The CL-215 struck rocks during a touch and go (scooping manouvering) and came to rest partly submerged. The aircraft sustained further damage during a salvage operation.

Primary Cause

Scoping maneuver and subsequent impact with rocks.Scoping maneuver and subsequent impact with rocks.

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