Incident Overview
Date: Monday 10 December 1979
Aircraft Type: Learjet 36A
Owner/operator: Ferruzzi Spa
Registration Number: I-AIFA
Location: 2 km NW of Forli Airport (FRL) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
A Learjet I-AIFA aircraft approached Forli due to poor weather conditions, with visibility at 300 meters and an ILS glideslope being unavailable. It struck a TV antenna on a hill, resulting in a left wing strike that crashed into a house, killing two people on the ground.A Learjet I-AIFA aircraft approached Forli due to poor weather conditions, with visibility at 300 meters and an ILS glideslope being unavailable. It struck a TV antenna on a hill, resulting in a left wing strike that crashed into a house, killing two people on the ground.
Description
Weather was poor when Learjet I-AIFA approached Forli. Visibility was 300 m and the pilot was informed that the ILS glideslope was inoperative. On finals the left wing struck a tv antenna on a hill, 2300 m short of the runway 12 threshold. The aircraft then crashed into a house, killing 2 people on the ground.
Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions and the failure of the ILS glideslope.Poor weather conditions and the failure of the ILS glideslope.Share on:
