Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 8 August 1996
Aircraft Type: Dassault Falcon 10
Owner/operator: Burda Holding
Registration Number: D-CBUR
Location: 7,2 km S of Offenburg Airport –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (likely including navigation and altitude control).Aircraft control system (likely including navigation and altitude control).
Category: Accident
A VFR aircraft was descending to runway 02, encountering thick clouds during a descent. The aircraft entered low clouds under IFR/VFR procedure, and did not abort the approach. This resulted in a collision with a wooded hillside.A VFR aircraft was descending to runway 02, encountering thick clouds during a descent. The aircraft entered low clouds under IFR/VFR procedure, and did not abort the approach. This resulted in a collision with a wooded hillside.
Description
Collided with a wooded hillside during a VFR descent through thick clouds. The aircraft was on approach to runway 02. The accident happened because the aircraft was flown into low clouds during the descent (with the IFR/VFR change procedure) according to visual flight rules (VFR) and the approach was not aborted.
Primary Cause
Incorrect approach procedure due to low cloud conditions under IFR/VFR, leading to a collision with terrain.Incorrect approach procedure due to low cloud conditions under IFR/VFR, leading to a collision with terrain.Share on:
