Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II, G-TWIG
Report name:
Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II, G-TWIG
Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II, G-TWIG
Registration:
G-TWIG
G-TWIG
Type:
Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II
Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II
Location:
37 miles north-west of Inverness
37 miles north-west of Inverness
Date of occurrence:
22 October 2004
22 October 2004
Category:
Public transport - Fixed Wing
Public transport - Fixed Wing
Summary:
The aircraft and its commander were concluding the fifth sector of the day when, shortly after starting a descent for Inverness, the aircraft’s rate of descent became unsteady and it started to turn left. The available evidence indicated that the aircraft struck the ground in a steep, left, spiral dive. The extreme fragmentation of the wreckage suggested a high impact speed, probably in the region of 350 kt. Major airframe and powerplant failures were discounted but otherwise, there was insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions about the reasons for the sudden deviation from controlled flight and secondly, the absence of any evidence consistent with an attempt to recover from the dive. Two safety recommendations made recently to the EASA concerning flight recorders were re-iterated.
The aircraft and its commander were concluding the fifth sector of the day when, shortly after starting a descent for Inverness, the aircraft’s rate of descent became unsteady and it started to turn left. The available evidence indicated that the aircraft struck the ground in a steep, left, spiral dive. The extreme fragmentation of the wreckage suggested a high impact speed, probably in the region of 350 kt. Major airframe and powerplant failures were discounted but otherwise, there was insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions about the reasons for the sudden deviation from controlled flight and secondly, the absence of any evidence consistent with an attempt to recover from the dive. Two safety recommendations made recently to the EASA concerning flight recorders were re-iterated.
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