Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 February 1987
Aircraft Type: Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV
Owner/operator: RFG
Registration Number: D-IEWK
Location: Mnchen-Riem Airport (MUC) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a significant loss of control during a late and low missed approach, resulting in a belly landing and subsequent stop in a snowy field. The aircraft slid approximately 300 meters south of the runway centerline.An aircraft experienced a significant loss of control during a late and low missed approach, resulting in a belly landing and subsequent stop in a snowy field. The aircraft slid approximately 300 meters south of the runway centerline.
Description
On final approach the weather minima at the airport went below those aircraft and crew were certified for. During the late and low missed approach procedure the aircraft belly landed, slid, and came to a stop in a snowy field after a ca. 300 m slide, 153 m south of the runway centreline.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to inadequate weather minima and a poorly executed missed approach.Loss of control due to inadequate weather minima and a poorly executed missed approach.Share on:
