2006 Falsterbo Swedish Coast Guard C-212 crash

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2006 Falsterbo Swedish Coast Guard C-212 crash
CASA C-212-CE Aviocar 200, Sweden - Coast Guard AN1362976.jpg
The CASA C-212 involved in the incident
Accident
Date26 October 2006 (2006-10-26)
SummaryWing failure caused by metal fatigue
SiteNorthern 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
Occupants4
Crew4
Fatalities4
Survivors0

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

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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).

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