2006 Falsterbo Swedish Coast Guard C-212 crash
On 26 October 2006, a CASA C-212 Aviocar aircraft of the Swedish Coast Guard crashed into the Falsterbo Canal, Sweden.[1]
 The CASA C-212 involved in the incident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 October 2006 |
| Summary | Wing failure caused by metal fatigue |
| Site | Northern basin of Falsterbo canal, Sweden 55.4°N 12.95°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | CASA C-212 Aviocar |
| Operator | Swedish Coast Guard |
| Registration | SE-IVF |
| Flight origin | Ronneby Airport, Sweden |
| Destination | Malmö Airport, Sweden |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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.[2]
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.[3] The remaining aircraft were sold to Uruguay.
Cause
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board determined the cause to be metal fatigue.[4] 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
- Four dead after coastguard plane crash, The Local, October 26, 2006 . Accessed 2009-04-20. 2009-05-16.
- "Aviation Safety Network Accident Report". Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- 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.
- "Rapport RL 2010:01" Archived 2010-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Accident Investigation Board (in Swedish).