Citation II EC-IBA down in Santiago LEST

[transilvana]

This morning a Citation I reg EC-IBA crashed one km short of the runway in Santiago de Compostela LEST. Both pilots did not survived

The aircraft was returning to home base from a transplant flight during the night from Asturias, there was heavy fog in the area.

The transplant patient received a new heart who was delivered from Porto, Portugal, he has survived surgery and recovering positively.

Rest in Peace

[His dudeness]

SA 02/08/2012 02:30->

METAR LEST 020230Z 00000KT 9999 FEW002 SCT008 13/13 Q1019
NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 03:00->

METAR LEST 020300Z VRB01KT 9999 SCT008 13/13 Q1019 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 03:30->

METAR LEST 020330Z VRB01KT 4000 BR FEW006 13/13 Q1019 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 04:00->

METAR LEST 020400Z 00000KT 5000 BR FEW006 13/13 Q1019 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 04:30->

METAR LEST 020430Z 00000KT 5000 R17/0450V1700U BR FEW006
13/13 Q1019 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 05:00->

METAR LEST 020500Z 00000KT 1000 R17/0300V0600N R35/0325N
BCFG FEW006 13/13 Q1019 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 05:30->

METAR LEST 020530Z 00000KT 0400 R17/0250N R35/0200V0350U
BCFG FEW006 13/13 Q1019 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 06:00->

METAR LEST 020600Z VRB01KT 0400 R17/0300V0750D R35/0300V0400N
BCFG BKN005 13/13 Q1020 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 06:30->

METAR LEST 020630Z 00000KT 3000 R35/0800VP2000U BCFG BKN003
14/14 Q1020 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 07:00->

METAR LEST 020700Z 00000KT 7000 VCFG BKN003 14/14 Q1020 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 07:30->

METAR LEST 020730Z VRB01KT 8000 VCFG BKN004 14/14 Q1020 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 08:00->

METAR LEST 020800Z 00000KT 9999 VCFG BKN005 15/15 Q1021 NOSIG=

SA 02/08/2012 08:30->

METAR LEST 020830Z VRB02KT 9999 BKN007 16/15 Q1021 NOSIG=

Above 10 km afterwards....

[transilvana]

Looks like wrong altimeter setting or defective altimeter, we will have to wait for the investigation.

[CEQforever]

Interesting how the 'private ops vs aoc ops' debate only heats up when something happens to a private aircraft.

The sad reality is that things can at times go wrong on both sides of the fence. Let's see what the investigation concludes.