Kayseri-Erkilet | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was completing a local training flight at Kayseri-Erkilet Airport on behalf of the 12 Wing. While flying in the vicinity of the airport, he encountered technical problems and elected to return for an emergency landing. The crew performed a very low approach over the surrounding districts before landing on runway 25. After touchdown, the airplane apparently encountered issues with the left main gear, slid for few hundred metres then veered off runway to the left and came to rest in a grassy area. All crew members escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Casa-Nurtanio CN-235M-100 (IPTN) in Sarimsakli: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 2001 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN)

Operator:

Registration:

097

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Kayseri - Kayseri

MSN:

C-097

YOM:

1995

Location:

Kayseri-Erkilet

Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

Country:

Turkey

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew (two pilots and one technician) departed Kayseri-Erkilet AFB on a local training flight. While flying at a relative low altitude, the twin engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, dove into the ground and crashed near the Sarimsakli Dam, about 22 km northeast of Kayseri Airbase. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was reported that the crew was simulating an engine failure when control was lost. Apparently following a misunderstanding by the crew and a lack of coordination, one of the crew member mistakenly shut down the second engine. The aircraft lost speed and height then stalled and crashed. The distance between the aircraft and the ground was insufficient to expect stall recovery.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DL in Kayseri

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1986 at 1730 LT