2014 Olsberg mid-air collision

Aviation accident in Germanytransp October 2025 August 2019 2014 Olsberg mid-air collision Trümmer Learjet.JPG 1.1 The crash site of the Learjet Accident 2014 06 23 y Mid-air collision due to pilot error on the Learjet Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 51.279 N 8.448 E type:event inline,title 2 (all on the Learjet) 1 (Eurofighter Typhoon) Aircraft 30+91 (8664531669).jpg 1.1 30+91, the Typhoon involved in the collision, photographed in April 2013 Eurofighter Typhoon Germany 30+91 Nörvenich Air Base, Germany Nörvenich Air Base 1 1 1 Learjet GFD.jpg 1.1 D-CGFI, the Learjet involved in the collision, 2008 Learjet 35A GFD Gesellschaft Fur Flugzieldarstellung D-CGFI Hohn Air Base, Germany Hohn Air Base 2 2 2 0 On 23 June 2014, a German Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet and a Learjet 35 business jet participating in a military exercise collided mid-air over Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Learjet subsequently crashed to the ground with the loss of both crew members on board. The Typhoon was damaged but managed to land safely. Collision The accident happened at 14:38 CEST (12:38 UTC)."History of the Flight" (interim report, page 4). Two Eurofighter Typhoons were on exercise with the Learjet in the Elpe-Olsberg area. The Learjet was simulating a civilian airliner that had been hijacked and had broken off radio contact with Air Traffic Control, while the Typhoons were simulating a military response to such a scenario."Planned Training Procedure" (interim report, page 13).Plane crash in Germany: Learjet and Eurofighter typhoon collides http://www.kantipurvideos.info/plane-crash-in-germany-learjet-and-eurofighter-typhoon-collides/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141026235434/http://www.kantipurvideos.info/plane-crash-in-germany-learjet-and-eurofighter-typhoon-collides/ 26 October 2014 26 October 2014 kantipurvideos.infohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBmd6loTsY Plane crash in Germany: Learjet and Eurofighter typhoon collides, killing one on board 24 June 2014 YouTube The lead Typhoon intercepted the Learjet, and as the latter turned to follow it, the two aircraft collided.Mysterious plane crash: German military jet collides with civilian plane in routine exercise, killing one http://us.tomonews.net/mysterious-plane-crash-german-military-jet-collides-with-civilian-plane-in-routine-exercise-killing-one-102510167441408 Us.tomonews.net NextMidia 25 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026233644/http://us.tomonews.net/mysterious-plane-crash-german-military-jet-collides-with-civilian-plane-in-routine-exercise-killing-one-102510167441408 26 October 2014 dead"Flight data analysis" (final report, pages 44–45). The Learjet crashed about 100 m yd from houses in Olsberg, killing both crew members."Wreckage and Impact Information" (interim report, page 9).BBC News Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27979964 German fighter and Learjet collide – one confirmed dead 23 June 2014 BBC 23 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140623203155/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27979964 23 June 2014 live http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/learjet-kollidiert-mit-eurofighter-ermittlungen-gegen-piloten-a-977037.html Flugzeugabsturz im Sauerland:Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt wegen fahrlässiger Tötung Plane crash in Saarland: Prosecutor investigating pilot for manslaughter de Der Spiegel 24 June 2014 24 June 2014 25 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140625043550/http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/learjet-kollidiert-mit-eurofighter-ermittlungen-gegen-piloten-a-977037.html live The Typhoon aircraft was severely damaged, but was able to land safely at Nörvenich Air Base, near Cologne. The second Typhoon landed at Cologne Bonn Airport. Aircraft The first aircraft was a Eurofighter Typhoon, msn GS0070. The aircraft was built in 2012."Aircraft Information" (interim report, page 8). It was operated by Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 "Boelcke", Luftwaffe. It was based at Nörvenich Air Base.23 June 2014 24 June 2014 http://www.bild.de/news/inland/eurofighter/kampfjet-rammt-flugzeug-36511732.bild.html Absturz bei Anti-Terror-Übung der Bundeswehr Crash during anti-terror exercise with the Bundeswehr de Bild The second aircraft was a Learjet 35A, registered D-CGFI, msn 35A-612, which had first flown in 1986."Aircraft Information" (interim report, page 7).http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140623-0 D-CGFI Accident description Aviation Safety Network 23 June 2014 It was operated by the GFD Gesellschaft für Flugzieldarstellung de, a subsidiary company of Airbus Defence and Space,Die Welt de https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article129384887/Toter-nach-Absturz-bei-Luftwaffen-Uebung-in-NRW.html Toter nach Absturz bei Luftwaffen Übung in NRW 23 June 2014 Deaths through collision at Air Force exercise in NRW 23 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140624162716/http://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article129384887/Toter-nach-Absturz-bei-Luftwaffen-Uebung-in-NRW.html 24 June 2014 live and was based at Hohn Air Base. Investigations Investigations into the accident were carried out by the General Flugsicherheit der Bundeswehr and the Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU). The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the Learjet were recovered on the day of the accident, from a site 3 km mi 0 from the crash site of the aircraft.http://www.bild.de/news/inland/flugzeugabsturz/warum-fliegt-bundeswehr-solche-manoever-36515532.bild.html Eurofighter rammt bei Bundeswehr-Übung Learjet vom Himmel (2 Tote) 24 June 2014 Eurofighter rams Learjet on Bundeswehr exercise in mid-air (2 dead) de Bild 24 June 2014 The data from these devices were published in the BFU's interim report in September."Flight Recorder" (interim report, page 9).https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article129423081/Insassen-des-abgestuerzten-Learjets-vermutlich-tot.html Insassen des abgestürzten Learjets vermutlich tot Occupants of the crashed Learjet presumed dead de Die Welt 24 June 2014 24 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140625054120/http://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article129423081/Insassen-des-abgestuerzten-Learjets-vermutlich-tot.html 25 June 2014 live The BFU's final report into the accident was published in August 2015. It stated that the causes of the accident were: Immediate Causes: During positioning for the interception, the collision risk due to unexpected manoeuvres of the intercepted airplane was not sufficiently taken into consideration. The Learjet crew did not take into account the risks due to possible limitations of the field of vision and the distraction of using the computer when deciding their task distribution. Due to insufficient situational awareness during the intervention, the Learjet crew continued the turn with an excessive bank angle despite the loss of visual contact with the Eurofighter flying at the inside of the turn. Systemic Causes: The operator had not specified in detail how the crew should distribute their tasks during Renegade exercises. Neither the operator commissioned to conduct the aerial target demonstration nor the Air Force had sufficiently described the Renegade training nor had a commensurate risk analysis been done.Crash of a Learjet 35A near Olsberg: 2 killed Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-learjet-35a-near-olsberg-2-killed 2023-11-14 www.baaa-acro.com References BFU Interim Report http://www.bfu-web.de/EN/Publications/Interim_Reports/IR2014/I1_Report_14_1X002_LearEuro_Olsberg.pdf?__blob=publicationFile Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) September 2014 8 January 2015 Final Report BFU 1X002-14 https://www.bfu-web.de/EN/Publications/FinalReports/2014/Report_14_1X002_LearJet_EUFighter.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1 Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) August 2015 4 September 2015 BFU External links Learjet 35 crash in Germany Olsberg mid-air collision Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2014 Category:2014 in Germany Category:Mid-air collisions in Germany Category:Mid-air collisions involving general aviation aircraft Category:Mid-air collisions involving military aircraft Category:21st century in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:June 2014 in Germany Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Learjet 35 family