Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 July 2007
Aircraft Type: Canadair CL-215-6B11 (CL-415)
Owner/operator: SOREM, lsf Dipartimento della Protezione Civile Italiana
Registration Number: I-DPCX
Location: Acciano –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: The aircraft itself.The aircraft itself.
Investigating Agency: ANSVANSV
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed during a forest fire in the Sirente Velino regional park due to improper manoeuvre management and inadequate assessment of flight altitude, exacerbated by strong turbulence, wind, and reduced visibility caused by smoke.An aircraft crashed during a forest fire in the Sirente Velino regional park due to improper manoeuvre management and inadequate assessment of flight altitude, exacerbated by strong turbulence, wind, and reduced visibility caused by smoke.
Description
Crashed while fighting a forest fire in the Sirente Velino regional park. CAUSES Even if it was not possible to define with certainty why the aircraft impacted against the ground, it is nevertheless considered reasonable that the impact occurred as a result of improper management of the manoeuvre by the crew, the result of an inadequate assessment by the crew of the flight altitude with respect to the top of the hill and the critical environmental conditions, characterized by the presence of strong turbulence, strong wind and visibility affected by the presence of smoke (the cause of the accident would therefore be substantially due to human and environmental factors).
Primary Cause
Improper manoeuvre management by the crew, inadequate assessment of flight altitude with respect to the top of the hill, and the presence of strong turbulence, wind, and visibility due to smoke.Improper manoeuvre management by the crew, inadequate assessment of flight altitude with respect to the top of the hill, and the presence of strong turbulence, wind, and visibility due to smoke.Share on:
