Bremgarten, Germany
Mid Air Collision, 2009
Bremgarten, Germany
On the 24th of August 2009, two airplanes of the type YAK-3 and YAK-9 flew in formation in the pattern to perform a low pass at Bremgarten. The ultralight C42 B was meanwhile approaching the airport for landing at the grass runway. The YAK-3 and the ultralight plane collided. The left side of the YAK-3’s wing hit the ultralight’s right wing. Both YAK planes managed to land, but the ultralight crashed close to the runway. Eyewitnesses observed the crash of the ultralight and saw that the rescue parachute did not fully open.
The iwi® methodology was applied by the BFU, using the available eye-witness information to reconstruct the flight path of the ultralight. The methodology allowed the representation of virtual eyewitnesses and enabled a quick and clear analysis of how the results of several testimonies related to each other.
Based on the radar data of both YAK aircrafts and the reconstructed flight path of the ultralight, all three pilot's perspectives could be visualised, supporting the pilots view analysis of the midair accident scenario.
The iwi® methodology was applied by the BFU, using the available eye-witness information to reconstruct the flight path of the ultralight. The methodology allowed the representation of virtual eyewitnesses and enabled a quick and clear analysis of how the results of several testimonies related to each other.
Based on the radar data of both YAK aircrafts and the reconstructed flight path of the ultralight, all three pilot's perspectives could be visualised, supporting the pilots view analysis of the midair accident scenario.
| Report Yak3_UL_Bremgarten |