Learjet 35 crash, Jun 23, 2014 (2 killed), Olsberg
Learjet 35 accident on June 23, 2014 near Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with 2 fatalities. Cause: BFU: Immediate causes were insufficient...
- Date: June 23, 2014
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: BFU: Immediate causes were insufficient consideration of the collision risk from the intercepted aircraft's unexpected manoeuvres and insufficient situational awareness, which led the Learjet crew to continue the turn with an excessive bank angle. Systemic causes were the operator not specifying crew task distribution during Renegade exercises and no commensurate risk analysis being done.
A civil Learjet 35A operated by GFD, a company providing aerial target demonstrations, took off from Hohn on 23 June 2014 and flew in day visual conditions during a Renegade interception exercise with German Air Force Eurofighters. Near Olsberg the Learjet turned with an excessive bank angle after losing sight of the Eurofighter, and the two aircraft collided at about 8,000 feet. The Learjet crashed and both crew members were killed, while the Eurofighter pilot landed the damaged jet at Norvenich. The BFU found immediate causes in the crew's situational awareness and risk assessment, and systemic causes in the operator's unspecified task distribution and missing risk analysis.