BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

07/21/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/21/2023 03:46

Accident to the Sonaca S200 registered F-HCYR on 11/07/2023 at Saint-Cyr-l'École

Accident to the Sonaca S200 registered F-HCYR on 11/07/2023 at Saint-Cyr-l'École

Bounced landing, failure on nose gear

Investigation progression In progress
Progress: 50%

Vol local AD Saint-Cyr-l'École (78).

Lors d'un atterrissage à l'occasion de tours de piste solo, l'avion rebondit deux fois.

Le train avant se rompt et l'avion s'immobilise sur la piste.

The translation below is for information only:

Local flight from Saint-Cyr-l'École.

At landing during supervised solo runway circuits, the aeroplane bounced twice. The nose gear broke and the aeroplane came to rest on the runway.

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General information
Local date 11/07/2023
Responsible entity France - BEA
Scope of Investigation Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence Europe and North Atlantic - France - 78 Yvelines
Location AD Saint-Cyr-l'École
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences Substantial
Occurrence class Accident
Occurence category ARC: Abnormal runway contact
File number BEA2023-0281
Flight Information
Aircraft category Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Small Aeroplane - Small Aeroplane
Operator France (Aéroclub de Versailles)
Manufacturer / Model AAI
Aircraft Registration F-HCYR
State of registry France
Last departure point France - LFPZ : Saint-Cyr-L'Ecole
Planned destination France - LFPZ : Saint-Cyr-L'Ecole
Flight phase Landing
Serial number MSN036
Operator Type AG Flying club/school
Operation Type Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Solo

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