Rottweil-Zepfenhan airfield

Rottweil-Zepfenhan airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDSZ
Coordinates	48 ° 11 '8 "  N , 8 ° 43' 10"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 11 '8 "  N , 8 ° 43' 10"  E
Height above MSL	745 m (2444  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	7 km east of Rottweil , 20 km north-east of Villingen-Schwenningen
Street
Basic data
operator	Erwin Birk
Start-and runway
08/26	803 m × 20 m asphalt

The Rottweil-Zepfenhan airfield is a special airfield in the Rottweil district . It has an 803 meter long and 20 meter wide asphalt runway and is approved for gliders , powered gliders , microlight aircraft and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to three tons. The airfield is also approved as a dropping point for parachutists and is operated by the Lemberg-Falken e. V. used.

Incidents

• On May 7, 2000 a Cessna T303 flew to the field. After a normal final approach, the Cessna flew the first 150 meters of the runway , but did not sink any further after the landing threshold . Then it drifted to the left in a flat curve, touched the ground with the landing gear retracted, slid about 100 meters over undulating meadow terrain and remained 300 meters northeast of the square. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

• On April 18, 2003, broke Piper during a go-around from. As a result, she landed in an adjacent field and rolled over. Nobody was injured in the accident.

• On March 8, 2013, crashed gyrocopter type Trixy Aviation G 4-2 RT about five minutes after the start about seven kilometers north of the square off. The 51-year-old pilot was killed and the aircraft completely destroyed.

Web links

• Website of the city of Rottweil about the airfield

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AIP VFR, Deutsche Flugsicherung, 2018
2. ↑ Investigation report 3X064-0 / 00. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , August 2001, accessed on April 1, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Serious Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , April 2003, accessed on April 1, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Interim report BFU 3X007-13. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , May 2013, accessed on April 1, 2018 .