Incident Overview

Date: Monday 4 September 1989
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator: Securit‚ Civile
Registration Number: C-GSFS
Location: Laval-Pradel – ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Fokker aircraftFokker aircraft
Category: Accident
A Fokker aircraft, en route to fight a forest fire north of AlŠs, crashed due to a loss of control during a maneuver executed at a very low altitude. The pilot’s actions, driven by a poorly positioned initial approach, resulted in a catastrophic crash into trees.A Fokker aircraft, en route to fight a forest fire north of AlŠs, crashed due to a loss of control during a maneuver executed at a very low altitude. The pilot’s actions, driven by a poorly positioned initial approach, resulted in a catastrophic crash into trees.

Description

The Fokker took off from Aubenas with 6300l of water on board to fight a forest fire to the north of AlŠs. The aircraft descended too low during its mission and crashed into trees. CAUSES PROBABLES:” L’accident r‚sulte d’une perte de controle en virage de pr‚sentation a trŠs faible hauteur.; Cette perte de controle est cons‚cutive a une manoeuvre trop brutale rendue obligatoire par un mauvais positionnement au d‚but de la pr‚sentation.; Des causes concourantes ont ‚t‚ : une trop grande charge de travail pour le commandant de bord, des langues diff‚rentes entre les membres d’‚quipage et des pratiques d’exploitation a la s‚curit‚ civile qui laissent une trop grande part a l’improvisation sur zone la mauvaise visibilit‚ sur l’axe final.”

Source of Information

http://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=laval-pradel-f27&lang=frhttp://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=laval-pradel-f27&lang=fr

Primary Cause

Loss of control during a maneuver executed at a very low altitude.Loss of control during a maneuver executed at a very low altitude.

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