Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Mar 7, 2006 (2 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on March 7, 2006 near Pamplona, Navarre, Spain with 2 fatalities. Cause: The crew never established visual...
- Date: March 7, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew never established visual contact with the runway and continued in unstable conditions during the go-around, ending up 16 degrees off the prescribed path at insufficient altitude. Contributing factors included a wind different from the bulletin, weight and centre of gravity outside limits, limited instrument experience, unclear operator procedures and weak oversight by the authority.
A Cessna 421C charter from Madrid to Pamplona with four businessmen and two crew struck a hillside in the Sierra de Tajonar after a go-around. The crew had not seen the runway in poor weather and kept flying an unstable approach at too low an altitude. The aircraft burned after impact, killing the copilot and one passenger.