What happened
On the morning of the accident, a flight crew consisting of a Type Rating Instructor (TRI), a Type Rating Examiner (TRE), and a student pilot departed from Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport at 08:02 local time. The purpose of the flight was a local training session.
During the flight sequence, the aircraft performed a touch-and-go maneuver on runway 31R. Following this maneuver, the instructor initiated a procedure to decrease power on the right engine while attempting a low pass over the runway. During this phase, the aircraft began a left-hand turn but subsequently lost altitude. The aircraft entered a left roll and impacted a pond situated to the right of the runway.
Findings
The impact resulted in the total destruction of the aircraft. There were three fatalities among the occupants, with no survivors reported.