Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 February 1998
Aircraft Type: Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A Gulfstream III
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: VP-BLN
Location: 1 km N off Chambry Airport (CMF) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A private jet departed Geneva for Chambry, flying at 12:20. After 12:37, the aircraft descended below the glideslope and entered the water, resulting in a loss of visual references and a subsequent involuntary landing.A private jet departed Geneva for Chambry, flying at 12:20. After 12:37, the aircraft descended below the glideslope and entered the water, resulting in a loss of visual references and a subsequent involuntary landing.
Description
At 12:20 the private jet departed Geneva for a short flight to Chambry. Twelve minutes later Chambry APP cleared the flight for an ILS approach to runway 18. Visibility was 2500 metres with mist hanging over the Lac du Bourget near the airport. At 12:37, with 4 nm to go, the crew were cleared to land. The airplane then descended below the glideslope and flew into the water 0,6 nm short of the threshold. CONCLUSION: “The impact with the water was the result of a loss of visual references during final approach during which the crew voluntarily brought the plane beneath the ILS glide slope, in an area affected by mist, on one hand and on the other hand due the failure to decide to execute a missed approach.”
Primary Cause
Loss of visual references during final approach due to mist, combined with a failure to execute a missed approach.Loss of visual references during final approach due to mist, combined with a failure to execute a missed approach.Share on:
