Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 January 1968
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar I
Owner/operator: Luftwaffe
Registration Number: CA+102
Location: near Bremen Airport (BRE) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: JetStar’s undercarriage, engine, and the Piaggio P.149D’s flight control systems.JetStar’s undercarriage, engine, and the Piaggio P.149D’s flight control systems.
Category: Accident
A JetStar aircraft executed a visual approach to Bremen following an IFR ferry flight from Cologne Airport (CGN). Simultaneously, a Piaggio P.149D trainer aircraft of the Lufthansa Flying School took off from Bremen. The student pilot was flying under the ‘hood’ to simulate an IFR training mission. A collision occurred between the two aircraft, resulting in the Piaggio crashing. The JetStar sustained significant damage to its underside, with the undercarriage unable to deploy and one engine losing power. A belly landing was performed on the grass adjacent to the runway.A JetStar aircraft executed a visual approach to Bremen following an IFR ferry flight from Cologne Airport (CGN). Simultaneously, a Piaggio P.149D trainer aircraft of the Lufthansa Flying School took off from Bremen. The student pilot was flying under the ‘hood’ to simulate an IFR training mission. A collision occurred between the two aircraft, resulting in the Piaggio crashing. The JetStar sustained significant damage to its underside, with the undercarriage unable to deploy and one engine losing power. A belly landing was performed on the grass adjacent to the runway.
Description
The JetStar was executing a visual approach to Bremen following an IFR ferry flight from Cologne Airport (CGN). At the same time a Piaggio P.149D trainer aircraft of the Lufthansa Flying School took off from Bremen. The student pilot was flying under the ‘hood’ in order to simulate an IFR training mission. The JetStar collided head on with a Piaggio P.149D. The Piaggio crashed but the JetStar managed to carry out an emergency landing at Bremen. The JetStar had suffered substantial damage to the underside of the flight deck. The undercarriage could not be deployed and one of the engines had lost power. A belly landing was carried out on the grass next to the runway.
Source of Information
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Pilot error (simulated training mission) combined with a mechanical failure during an emergency landing.Pilot error (simulated training mission) combined with a mechanical failure during an emergency landing.Share on:
