2006 Falsterbo Swedish Coast Guard C-212 crash

2006 Falsterbo Swedish Coast Guard C-212 crash

The CASA C-212 involved in the incident
Accident
Date	26 October 2006 (2006-10-26)
Summary	Wing failure caused by metal fatigue
Site	Northern basin of Falsterbo canal, Sweden 55°24′N12°57′E / 55.4°N 12.95°E / 55.4; 12.95
Aircraft
Aircraft type	CASA C-212 Aviocar
Operator	Swedish Coast Guard
Registration	SE-IVF
Flight origin	Ronneby Airport, Sweden
Destination	Malmö Airport, Sweden
Occupants	4
Crew	4
Fatalities	4
Survivors	0

On 26 October 2006, a CASA C-212 Aviocar aircraft of the Swedish Coast Guard crashed into the Falsterbo Canal, Sweden. ^[1]

Accident

The accident aircraft was performing a low-level fly-by of the Skanör-Falsterbo Coast Guard Station while en route from Ronneby Airport to Malmö Airport. ^[2]

The accident was observed by a group of schoolchildren who reported that the port wing fell off during a turn, making the aircraft fall into the sea. All four crewmembers died. The wreckage was subsequently recovered.

The Swedish Coast Guard grounded its remaining fleet of CASA C-212s within days after the accident. ^[3] The remaining aircraft were sold to Uruguay.

Cause

The Swedish Accident Investigation Board determined the cause to be metal fatigue. ^[4] The Swedish Coast Guard later replaced the aircraft with Bombardier Dash-8 Q300s because the remaining two aircraft were found to have the same issue.

Notes

1. Four dead after coastguard plane crash, The Local , October 26, 2006 . Accessed 2009-04-20. 2009-05-16.
2. "Aviation Safety Network Accident Report". Flight Safety Foundation . Retrieved 2009-04-20.
3. Wastnage, Justin (30 October 2006). "Swedish coastguard grounds remaining EADS Casa C-212 fleet after last week's fatal crash". Flightglobal.com . Retrieved 2009-04-20.
4. "Rapport RL 2010:01" Archived 2010-08-17 at the Wayback Machine , Swedish Accident Investigation Board (in Swedish).