summary
- A light plane crashes at Spa La Sauvennière airfield in Belgium, killing both passengers.
- The plane attempted to land, but failed to clear the ground during the go-around and collided with a vehicle on a nearby highway.
- The incident remains under investigation by aviation safety regulators and is expected to affect operations at the airport for the next 24 hours.
On Sunday, a small plane crash was reported just outside the Spa-la-Sauniere airfield (BSP) in Belgium. The incident involved a general aviation light aircraft, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee, and both passengers on board were killed.
The aircraft, which was attempting to land at the airfield, missed the approach and attempted a go-around, but was unable to take off properly and collided with a vehicle on a nearby highway. Rescue teams arriving at the scene declared the pilot and passenger dead. The incident is expected to affect operations at the airport for the next 24 hours, and the airport will be closed until Monday morning. A perimeter has been established around the crash site and the incident remains under investigation.
detail
According to Aviation24.be, the incident occurred between 9am and 9:30am local time this morning, about 100 meters from the airfield. The aircraft attempted to approach Runway 23, but failed to make a go-around.
Shortly after, the plane collided with a car and burst into flames. According to reports, the driver of the vehicle was uninjured as he was smoking at the time and had left the scene of the crash.
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Three passengers and one crew member were killed.
Paramedics rushed to the scene but were unable to save the 32-year-old pilot and his passenger. Local police chief Jean-Michel Lejeune said in a statement:
“Unfortunately, two people died on board the plane. It appears the plane failed to land.”
The chief later added that the pilot was from Germany and that the nationalities of the passengers were still under investigation. Additionally, Barron’s reports that environmental protection workers were on the scene to ensure that the fire and billowing smoke did not contaminate the famous bottled spring water near the town of Spa.
The cause of the failed landing is still under investigation by aviation safety regulators. However, strong winds were reportedly blowing at the time of the accident, which may have affected the pilot’s approach.
similar incident
Today’s crash is not the first of its kind in 2024, with a similar crash occurring in the United States just last week. The Beech C99 aircraft crashed in Litchfield, New Hampshire, shortly after takeoff from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT), Simple Flying reported.
Photo: Ameriflight
There were several differences between these two cases. However, both accidents involved a lack of flight control by the pilot, with one accident occurring during a landing attempt and the other occurring shortly after takeoff.
Although the plane crashed and the operator, AmeriFlight, lost the plane, the accident was not fatal. Thankfully, emergency services were able to rush the pilot to the hospital and save his life.
Another high-profile crash occurred in Afghanistan earlier this year, when a Dassault Falcon 10 business jet acting as an air ambulance crashed into rugged terrain. There were six people on board the plane at the time.