2014 Olsberg mid-air collision

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2014 Olsberg mid-air collision
Trummer Learjet.JPG
The crash site of the Learjet
Accident
Date23 June 2014 (2014-06-23)
Summary Mid-air collision
Site Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
51°16′44″N8°26′53″E / 51.279°N 8.448°E / 51.279; 8.448
Total fatalities2 (all on the Learjet)
Total survivors1 (Eurofighter Typhoon)
First aircraft
Aircraft 30+91 (8664531669).jpg
30+91, the Typhoon involved in the collision, photographed in April 2013
Type Eurofighter Typhoon
OperatorFlag of Germany (state).svg  German Air Force
Registration 30+91
Flight origin Nörvenich Air Base, Germany
DestinationNörvenich Air Base
Occupants1
Crew1
Survivors1
Second aircraft
Learjet GFD.jpg
D-CGFI, the Learjet involved in the collision, 2008
Type Learjet 35A
Operator GFD Gesellschaft Fur Flugzieldarstellung
RegistrationD-CGFI
Flight origin Hohn Air Base, Germany
DestinationHohn Air Base
Occupants2
Crew2
Fatalities2
Survivors0

On 23 June 2014, a German Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet and a Learjet 35 business jet participating in a military exercise collided mid-air over Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Learjet subsequently crashed to the ground with the loss of both crew members on board. The Typhoon was damaged but managed to land safely.

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Collision

The accident happened at 14:38 CEST (12:38 UTC). [BFU 1] [1] Two Eurofighter Typhoons were on exercise with the Learjet in the Elpe-Olsberg [2] area. The Learjet was simulating a civilian airliner that had been hijacked and had broken off radio contact with Air Traffic Control, while the Typhoons were simulating a military response to such a scenario. [3] [BFU 2] [4] [5] The lead Typhoon intercepted the Learjet, and as the latter turned to follow it, the two aircraft collided. [6] [BFU 3]

The Learjet crashed about 100 metres (110 yd) from houses in Olsberg, killing both crew members. [BFU 4] [1] [7] [8] [2] The Typhoon aircraft was severely damaged, but was able to land safely at Nörvenich Air Base, near Cologne. The second Typhoon landed at Cologne Bonn Airport.

Aircraft

The first aircraft was a Eurofighter Typhoon, msn GS0070. The aircraft was built in 2012. [BFU 5] It was operated by Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 "Boelcke", Luftwaffe. It was based at Nörvenich Air Base. [1]

The second aircraft was a Learjet 35A, registered D-CGFI, msn 35A-612, which had first flown in 1986. [BFU 6] [2] It was operated by the GFD Gesellschaft für Flugzieldarstellung  [ de ], a subsidiary company of Airbus Defence and Space, [3] and was based at Hohn Air Base. [2]

Investigations

Investigations into the accident were carried out by the General Flugsicherheit der Bundeswehr and the Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU). [1] The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the Learjet were recovered on the day of the accident, from a site 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the crash site of the aircraft. [9] [10] The data from these devices were published in the BFU's interim report in September. [BFU 7] [9] The BFU's final report into the accident was published in August 2015. It stated that the causes of the accident were:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Absturz bei Anti-Terror-Übung der Bundeswehr" [Crash during anti-terror exercise with the Bundeswehr] (in German). Bild. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "D-CGFI Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Toter nach Absturz bei Luftwaffen Übung in NRW" [Deaths through collision at Air Force exercise in NRW]. Die Welt (in German). 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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  10. ↑ "Eurofighter rammt bei Bundeswehr-Übung Learjet vom Himmel (2 Tote)" [Eurofighter rams Learjet on Bundeswehr exercise in mid-air (2 dead)] (in German). Bild. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Crash of a Learjet 35A near Olsberg: 2 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

BFU

Interim Report (PDF). September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Final Report (PDF). August 2015. BFU 1X002-14. Retrieved 4 September 2015.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

  1. ↑ "History of the Flight" (interim report, page 4).
  2. ↑ "Planned Training Procedure" (interim report, page 13).
  3. ↑ "Flight data analysis" (final report, pages 44–45).
  4. ↑ "Wreckage and Impact Information" (interim report, page 9).
  5. ↑ "Aircraft Information" (interim report, page 8).
  6. ↑ "Aircraft Information" (interim report, page 7).
  7. ↑ "Flight Recorder" (interim report, page 9).
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