Katana emergency landing in the Austrian alps

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:02 am

Emergency landing in the Austrian Alps. Thanks to the save Diamond design... both crew survived with minor brushes only. Landing spot approx. 8000ft

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:07 am

Yikes, glad everyone is OK. It speaks volumes about the safe design of this plane. How many small aircraft could land in a place like that with no significant injuries?

ememic99 · Post by **ememic99** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:31 am

It's great that everyone is ok, I hope we'll get some info about sudden loss of power that led to crash landing.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/237535

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:45 am

The landing site is approx. 8000ft, it was a hot summer day, max. ROC acc. AFM for the Rotax 912 powered DV20 100hp shows 200-300 ft/min.
Acc.to local police they flew into wrong valley. It looks very much like a CFIT due to poor climb performance in rising terrain. Then, emergency landing just under the ridge, greatly handled without stalling close to ground. Otherwise it would be called crash.

Don · Post by **Don** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:53 pm

Boy, that is really rocky where they put down. Glad they are safe.

Katana emergency landing in the Austrian alps

Katana emergency landing in the Austrian alps

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