Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 crash, Aug 6, 2012, Altenrhein
Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 accident on August 6, 2012 near Altenrhein, Saint Gallen, Switzerland with no fatalities. Cause: An unstabilised approach...
- Date: August 6, 2012
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300
- Location: Altenrhein, Saint Gallen, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An unstabilised approach and a long, high-speed touchdown on the wet runway, with insufficient crew teamwork and situation analysis, jammed flaps and late full braking.
An Embraer Phenom 300 flying from Geneva to St. Gallen-Altenrhein had its flaps jam at about 10 degrees after a go-around. It landed fast and late on a wet runway, overran the end, crossed a road and stopped in a maize field. All three occupants were unhurt.