# NTSB CEN11RA295: Eclipse EA500, N177EA, Saanen, Switzerland, March 14, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 14, 2011, 12:05 local (12:05 UTC)
- Place: Saanen, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 46.485832, 7.05
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4858&lon=7.0500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway incursion veh/AC/person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/320)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11RA295
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78907/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11RA295

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Runway incursion veh/AC/person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/320) (defining event); cases with it: [Eclipse EA500, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/320/sequence.md?model=3350000), [All aircraft, 104 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/320/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 14, 2011, at 1205 UTC, an Eclipse Aircraft Corporation, EA500, U.S. Registration N177EA, collided with a parked vehicle during landing at Saanen Aerodrome, Bern, Switzerland. The pilot and four passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was owned and operated by Liebherr-Geschaftsreiseflugzeug, GbR. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. The flight originated from Innsbruck, Austria.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. Any further information may be obtained from: Buro fur Flugenfalluntersuchungen, BFU Bureau d'enquete sur les accidents d'aviation BEAA Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, AAIB Aeropole 1 Route de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AAIB of Switzerland.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N177EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177EA-2012-10-30), registration cancelled 2012-10-30, S/N 000177, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ECLIPSE AVIATION CORP EA500
- Registry model: [Eclipse EA500](https://openairdocs.org/model/eclipse-ea500) (registry code 3350000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw610f-a) (registry code 52267, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 000177
- Engines: P&W CANADA PW610F-A 950 lbs thrust turbo fan; P&W CANADA PW610F-A 950 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Liebherr-Geschaftsreiseflugzeug, GbR
- Registered owner: Shoal Bay Inc

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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