Schmoldow Airfield
| Schmoldow Airfield | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EDBY |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 32 m (105 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 13 km south of Greifswald |
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| Basic data | |
| operator | Sportfliegerclub Greifswald e. V. |
| Start-and runway | |
| 15/33 | 900 m × 50 m grass |
The airfield Schmoldow is a special airfield in the Vorpommern-Greifswald . It has a grass runway 900 meters long and 50 meters wide and is approved for gliders , powered gliders , microlights and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to 5.7 tons.
Incidents
- On April 10, 2009, two pilots took off with a PZL-104 Wilga 35 for training flights and trained several landings with simulated engine failure. In another emergency procedure exercise, witnesses noticed a drop in engine noise and the transition into descent during the landing approach at a height of 35 to 45 meters . The aircraft then hit the runway, rolled over and lay on its back. The 52-year-old pilot and the 45-year-old passenger were fatally injured in the impact.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ AIP VFR, Deutsche Flugsicherung, 2018
- ↑ Investigation report BFU 3X020-09. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , November 26, 2015, accessed on April 4, 2018 .
