Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 January 2006
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft B300 King Air 350
Owner/operator: Euroflug Frenzel
Registration Number: D-CUNO
Location: 0,5 km N of Freiburg Im Breisgau Airport –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, Descent Control)Aircraft Control System (specifically, Descent Control)
Investigating Agency: BFUBFU
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 crashed in a small forest near Freiburg Im Breisgau Airport, Germany, after descending too low and impacting trees 450 meters before the runway. The aircraft was in controlled descent under visual flight rules (VFR) but experienced insufficient visibility during the approach to the airfield. The impact resulted in the plane burning out.A Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 crashed in a small forest near Freiburg Im Breisgau Airport, Germany, after descending too low and impacting trees 450 meters before the runway. The aircraft was in controlled descent under visual flight rules (VFR) but experienced insufficient visibility during the approach to the airfield. The impact resulted in the plane burning out.
Description
The Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 was approaching runway 16 of Freiburg Im Breisgau Airport, Germany in heavy fog. The crew descended too low and touched trees, 450 meters before the runway. The plane crashed in a small forest and burned out. The accident in which the aircraft touched in controlled descent trees while on final approach under visual flight rules (VFR), was due to the fact that: – The decision was made for a visual flight at night (night VFR), although the weather conditions were marginal, – The approach to the airfield in Freiburg was continued with insufficient visibility.
Primary Cause
Insufficient visibility during the approach to the airfield.Insufficient visibility during the approach to the airfield.Share on:
