Cessna F150L Crash in Straßwalchen, Austria

Incident Overview and Flight Details On June 21, 2012, a Cessna F150L, a two-seat, high-wing, metal-framed aircraft with a fixed tricycle landing gear, crashed in a meadow in the municipality of Straßwalchen, Austria. The accident occurred at approximately 13:21 UTC. The aircraft was operated by a flight training organization and was on a cross-country flight from Salzburg Airport to Gmunden-Laakirchen Airport. The purpose of the flight was to conduct a private pilot checkride, which included simulated emergency landings. The aircraft landed at Gmunden-Laakirchen at 12:48 UTC and departed for Salzburg at 13:08 UTC. During the return flight, the crew conducted low-level overflights near the ground at an alternate landing site in Voglhub, Straßwalchen. After the third go-around maneuver, the aircraft gained altitude slowly, crossed a high-voltage power line with less clearance than previous passes, and then rolled left and crashed into a meadow. Both occupants, a pilot and a student pilot, were killed. The aircraft was destroyed, and there was ground damage and fuel contamination.