Saab 2000 crash, Jul 10, 2002, Werneuchen
Saab 2000 accident on July 10, 2002 near Werneuchen, Brandenburg, Germany with no fatalities. Cause: Storm dimension and intensity, poor in-flight...
- Date: July 10, 2002
- Aircraft: Saab 2000
- Location: Werneuchen, Brandenburg, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Storm dimension and intensity, poor in-flight decision making, loss of alternate landing options under time pressure, landing outside the aerodrome operating area, and failure to detect the embankment. Systemic factors included inadequate weather information, an ambiguous airfield map and poor marking of operating areas.
A Crossair Saab 2000 flying LX850 from Basel to Hamburg was diverted by thunderstorms through several airports and then to Werneuchen, an unlit former military airfield, with low fuel. In poor visibility the crew did not see an earth embankment across the runway, hit it on landing, lost the undercarriage and slid to a stop. All 20 occupants got out, two of them with minor injuries.