Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 November 2009
Aircraft Type: Shijiazhuang Y-5
Owner/operator: Shanxi Sanjin General Aviation
Registration Number: B-8038
Location: Yunzhou District, Datong, Shanxi Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Airplane’s aft limit and its associated structural components.Airplane’s aft limit and its associated structural components.
Category: Accident
A Shijiazhuang Y-5 utility airplane carrying parachuters experienced a sudden and uncontrolled pitch during takeoff, resulting in a crash landing adjacent to the runway. Two pilots sustained minor injuries, and three parachuters suffered severe injuries due to a shift in their center of gravity.A Shijiazhuang Y-5 utility airplane carrying parachuters experienced a sudden and uncontrolled pitch during takeoff, resulting in a crash landing adjacent to the runway. Two pilots sustained minor injuries, and three parachuters suffered severe injuries due to a shift in their center of gravity.
Description
A Shijiazhuang Y-5 utility airplane loaded with parachuters uncontrollably pitched up during the takeoff roll at Datong Dongwangzhuang Airfield. It briefly lifted and stalled, crashing back onto the ground beside the runway. The two pilots were slightly injured and three parachuters were badly injured. The airplane was destroyed. The accident occurred because one parachutist, who did not hold onto the handle in the cabin firmly, fell to the back of the airplane while it was accelerating, as a result of which the airplane’s center of gravity shifted out of the aft limit.
Primary Cause
Failure to securely hold onto the handle during acceleration by one parachutist, leading to a shift in the airplane’s center of gravity.Failure to securely hold onto the handle during acceleration by one parachutist, leading to a shift in the airplane’s center of gravity.Share on:
