CEN10WA073

NTSB accident investigation · Cirrus SR20 · Oberbarnim, Germany · December 10, 2009

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
December 10, 2009, 16:25 local (16:25 UTC)
Place
Oberbarnim, Germany
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
D-EYATCirrus SR20
Defining event
Approach: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Weather
Instrument (IMC)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Parties
German BFU - IIC
Case key
75165

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

On December 10, 2009, at 1625 coordinated universal time, a Cirrus SR20, German registered D-EYAT, was destroyed when it impacted forested terrain near Oberbarnim, Germany. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Warszawa, Poland, and was en route to Strausberg, Germany. The German investigators reported that the airplane impacted forested terrain while on "final approach." The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

Aircraft

Registration
D-EYAT
Reported as
Cirrus SR20 (NO SERIES)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Registered owner
Aerotours GmbH
Departed
Warszawa
Destination
Strausberg
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
Oberbarmim

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
Fatal
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Unknown, Unknown
Seat
Left

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC)
Wind
120° at 7 knots
Visibility
2.5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
400 ft broken
Temperature
41 °F, dew point 41 °F
Altimeter
29.97 inHg
Observed at
EDDB

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 21, 2009, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 9 KB in all.