Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 15 November 2009
Aircraft Type: CASA C-212-CB Aviocar 100
Owner/operator: Boogie Performance
Registration Number: F-GOGN
Location: Saint-Jean-de-Thurac – ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Cable on the airframe, wings, and enginesCable on the airframe, wings, and engines
Investigating Agency: BEABEA
Category: Accident
A CASA C-212-CB aircraft, F-GOGN, experienced a collision with a medium-tension power line near Agen, France, on November 15, 2009. The flight was undertaken for maintenance work, and the pilots chose a pleasure flight near the Garonne River.A CASA C-212-CB aircraft, F-GOGN, experienced a collision with a medium-tension power line near Agen, France, on November 15, 2009. The flight was undertaken for maintenance work, and the pilots chose a pleasure flight near the Garonne River.

Description

A CASA C-212-CB Aviocar skydiving plane sustained damage in a wire strike accident at Saint-Jean-de-Thurac, France. The airplane had been ferried to Agen on November 15, 2009 because of maintenance work to be performed on the plane the next day. The captain and co-pilot decided to make a pleasure flight near Agen. The C-212 departed at 16:40 and flew over the Garonne River towards the east. While over the river at low altitude, the flight collided with a medium tension power line across the river at a height of 15 m. After landing the airplane showed many signs of shock and friction by the cable on the airframe, wings and engines. The airplane, F-GOGN, was used in the James Bond movie “The World is not Enough”. CAUSES: – Improvisation on a flight below the minimum heights; – Non-detection of the obstacle.

Primary Cause

Improvisation on a flight below the minimum heights; Non-detection of the obstacle.Improvisation on a flight below the minimum heights; Non-detection of the obstacle.

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