Socata TBM-700 crash, Apr 26, 2013 (4 killed), Rotenburg-...
Socata TBM-700 accident on April 26, 2013 near Rotenburg-Wümme, Lower Saxony, Germany with 4 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the approach under...
- Date: April 26, 2013
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-700
- Location: Rotenburg-Wümme, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the approach under visual rules in inadequate weather, so the approach to the ground was not recognised in time, and insufficient situational awareness meant the descent was not cancelled in time (BFU findings as summarised by the BAAA database).
A Socata TBM-700 flying from Kiel-Holtenau to Rotenburg (Wumme) with two passengers continued a visual approach in low cloud and 2 km visibility. It struck the ground short of runway 08, and the aircraft burned, killing all four occupants.