Cessna 425 Conquest crash, Feb 2, 2010, Munich-Franz Jose...
Cessna 425 Conquest accident on February 2, 2010 near Munich-Franz Josef Strauß, Bavaria, Germany with no fatalities. Cause: The propeller was not...
- Date: February 2, 2010
- Aircraft: Cessna 425 Conquest
- Location: Munich-Franz Josef Strauß, Bavaria, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The propeller was not feathered after the engine was shut down, the approach speed with one engine out was below the reference speed, and directional control was lost during a power increase. Poor crew coordination and checklist non-adherence also contributed.
A Cessna 425 Conquest on a positioning flight that would have continued as an air ambulance flight lost its left engine in the cruise. The crew shut it down without feathering the propeller and flew a final approach to Munich at reduced speed. In windy conditions with light snow, the aircraft veered left, lost directional control during a power increase, and struck the ground about 100 metres short of runway 26L. Both crew survived.