Hockenheim airfield

Hockenheim airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDFX
Coordinates	49 ° 19 '26 "  N , 8 ° 31' 54"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 19 '26 "  N , 8 ° 31' 54"  E
Height above MSL	96 m (315  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	1 km west of Hockenheim , 20 km south of Mannheim
Street
Basic data
operator	Sportflieger-Club Hockenheim e. V.
Start-and runway
14/32	840 m × 30 m grass

The airfield Hockenheim is a special airfield in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis . It is approved for gliders , powered gliders , microlight aircraft and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to two tons.

Incidents

• On June 3, 2006, a Glaser-Dirks DG-800 B glider missed out on landing and collided with trees. The pilot was seriously injured.

• On May 7, 2011, a Schleicher ASK 21 glider took off in winch launch . At a height of about 80 meters, the winch rope broke. After an interception curve, the aircraft hit hard and was badly damaged. The pilot was unharmed.

• On August 3, 2017 with ten collided parachutists occupied Pilatus PC-6 / B Turbo Porter in rolls to the runway with a parked tractor . The aircraft was badly damaged, but the crew were uninjured.

• On September 10, 2017, a Glider of the Rolladen Schneider LS8 -a type took off in a winch start. At a low altitude, the aircraft went into a very steep tow, tilted to the right and hit the ground almost vertically about 200 meters from the take-off point. The 60-year-old pilot died at the accident site.

Web links

• Website of the Sportflieger-Club Hockenheim e. V.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Annual report 2006. Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau , July 2007, accessed on March 31, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , May 2011, accessed on March 31, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , August 2017, accessed on March 31, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Investigation report. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , January 28, 2018, accessed on March 31, 2018 .