Flight History
On 9 June 2018, at 07:30 UTC, a Tecnam P2008JC, registration OK-NDB, was involved in an accident at Rakovník Airport (LKRK). The pilot, aged 85, held a valid PPL(A) with SEP land, FI, and TOWING-S/BAN ratings. He departed from Hořovice Airport (LKHV) at 07:16 UTC with one passenger who had no aviation experience. The flight was conducted as part of an airshow event titled "100 years in the Czech sky."
Airport and Communication
Rakovník Airport is a public domestic airport. According to the approved airport layout, runway 09L/27R was closed, marked with white crosses on both ends. A NOTAM had been issued. The information service (Rakovník Radio) was operational since 05:00 UTC, staffed by two pilots with ATPL(A) licenses. They provided all arriving aircraft with the information that runway 09R was in use and that runway 09L was closed. The pilot of OK-NDB received this information upon contacting the station. However, during the approach, he did not report final and mistakenly aligned with closed runway 09L. The information provider did not notice the deviation as he was occupied with taxi and parking instructions for other aircraft.
Accident Sequence
The pilot later stated that after the third and fourth turns of the right-hand circuit for runway 09, he made an error and turned towards runway 09L instead of 09R. He overlooked the cross marking on the closed runway and landed on it. During the landing rollout, the aircraft struck a row of metal barriers that separated the spectator area from the flight operations area. The propeller threw the barriers, which then struck the left wing leading edge. The aircraft came to a stop. The accident occurred before the official start of the airshow, so the spectator area was empty, and no one was injured.
Damage
The impact caused structural damage to both wing halves, the propeller, spinner, lower engine cowling, and elevator. Due to the structural damage, the event was reclassified from an incident to an accident. The repair will require approval from the STC holder and the aircraft manufacturer.
Probable Cause
The accident was caused by the pilot's disregard of information during the landing phase, resulting in touchdown and rollout on a closed runway and collision with an obstacle.