What happened
On October 23, 1966, a Beech Musketeer, registration HB-ENS, was involved in a landing accident at the Bad Ragaz airfield. During the landing sequence, a student pilot was operating the aircraft when, immediately after touchdown, the aircraft veered to the right. This maneuver caused the plane to depart from the paved runway surface.
The investigation
The investigation into the incident established the sequence of events leading to the runway excursion. The inquiry focused on the aircraft's behavior following the initial contact with the runway. The investigation confirmed that the aircraft left the hard surface of the runway during the landing roll.
Findings
- The pilot was a student pilot at the time of the occurrence.
- The primary cause of the accident was that the pilot lost control of the aircraft following the touchdown.
- The aircraft's trajectory resulted in it exiting the paved runway area to the right.
- There were no injuries to the pilot, and the aircraft sustained only minor damage.