Covering form of preliminary or final report
| Date of event : | 2014-08-24 |
| Incident number : | |
| Report : | Final report |
| Place of event : | 7 km N Modrava, Czech republic |
| Registration mark : | Accident |
| Weight category MTOM: : | <2250 kg |
| Type of operation : | other |
| Plane / SFM : | Airplanes |
| Type of plane / SFM : | RV - 7 |
| Health effects of event : | The fatal injuries |
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Description:
On 24 August 2014, the AAII was notified of an accident of the RV-7 aircraft, which occurred during a VFR flight from EDMF, on the route partially in the Prague FIR, with planned landing at EDCY.
On 23 August 2014, the ATS unit in the Federal Republic of Germany lost radar information about the flight near the state border, approx. 7 km south of Modrava. The Münster RCC commenced a search. During the search the Münster RCC turned to the Prague RCC with a request to check radar records and the flight route over the territory of the Czech Republic. The search result was negative; therefore, the Prague RCC started searching on the territory of the Czech Republic. The wrecked aircraft was found by the SAR helicopter crew on the following day. The aircraft collided with tree trunks near the summit of the Špičník mountain. The aircraft was destroyed by the collision. The pilot, showing no signs of life, was found in the wreckage. No other persons were injured.
The AAII Commission arrived at the location of the air accident on 24 August 2014 to commence investigating its causes.
The probable cause of the air accident was pilot's inadequate decision to continue in flight at the level where the conditions did not allow for flying in visibility set forth for VFR flights and in constant visibility of the ground. As a result, the pilot failed to maintain a safe altitude and was unable to avoid a collision against trees in the mountainous terrain in time.
The situation was probably adversely affected by the following concurring circumstances:
- The pilot did not report his situation and his intended procedure to the FIC in time.
- When flying into the clouds, the pilot depended on the autopilot and did not use the warning mode regarding the imminent danger of an impact to the ground in time.