2006 Falsterbo Swedish Coast Guard C-212 crash

The 2006 Falsterbo Swedish Coast Guard crash was the crash of a CASA C-212 Aviocar turboprop airplane belonging to the Swedish Coast Guard in Falsterbo Canal, Sweden, on 26 October 2006.[1][2]

2006 Falsterbo Swedish Coast Guard crash
A CASA C-212 of Swedish Coast Guard, similar to the aircraft involved in the incident
Accident
Date26 October 2006
SummaryWing failure caused by metal fatigue
SiteFalsterbo, Sweden
Aircraft typeCASA C-212 Aviocar
OperatorSwedish Coast Guard
RegistrationSE-IVF, s/n KBV 585
Flight originRonneby Airport
DestinationMalmö Airport
Passengers0
Crew4
Fatalities4
Survivors0

Background

The accident aircraft was one of three CASA C-212s to be operated by the Swedish Coast Guard. They were based at Stockholm-Skavsta Airport and regularly flew excursions to other parts of Sweden.

Accident

The accident aircraft was performing a low-level fly-by of the Skanör-Falsterbo Coast Guard Station while en route from Ronneby Airport to Malmö Airport.[3]

The accident was observed by a group of schoolchildren who reported that the port wing fell off during a turn, making the aircraft fall into the sea. All four crewmembers died. The wreckage was subsequently recovered.

The Swedish Coast Guard grounded its remaining fleet of CASA C-212s within days after the accident.[4] The remaining aircraft were sold to Uruguay.

Cause

The Swedish Accident Investigation Board determined the cause to be metal fatigue.[5] The Swedish Coast Guard later replaced the aircraft with Bombardier Dash-8 Q300s because the remaining two aircraft were found to have the same issue.

Notes
  1. "Sweden grounds EADS CASA fleet after fatal crash". 30 October 2006. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  2. Four dead after coastguard plane crash Archived May 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, The Local, October 26, 2006 . Accessed 2009-04-20. Archived 2009-05-16.
  3. "Aviation Safety Network Accident Report". Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  4. Wastnage, Justin (30 October 2006). "Swedish coastguard grounds remaining EADS Casa C-212 fleet after last week's fatal crash". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  5. "Rapport RL 2010:01" Archived 2010-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Accident Investigation Board (in Swedish).
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