Torgau-Beilrode airfield
Torgau-Beilrode airfield | ||
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Characteristics | ||
ICAO code | EDOG | |
Coordinates | ||
Height above MSL | 82 m (269 ft ) | |
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Distance from the city center | 5 km east of Torgau , 45 km south-east of Lutherstadt Wittenberg |
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Basic data | ||
operator | Air sports club Torgau-Beilrode e. V. | |
Start-and runway | ||
08/26 | 800 m × 30 m grass |
The airfield Torgau-Beilrode is a special airfield in Nordsachsen . It has an 800-meter-long and 30-meter-wide grass runway and is approved for gliders , powered gliders , microlights and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to two tons.
Incidents
- On April 27, 2008, a Piaggio P.149 D took off on a flight from Hodenhagen to Görlitz . About an hour and a half later, it was approaching Torgau-Beilrode airfield, circling and with irregular engine running. In the area of the left transverse approach to runway 08, the aircraft tipped over to the left when turning into the final approach and hit the ground. The 67-year-old pilot and his passenger were killed.
- On August 30, 2008, a Rans S-12 microlight took off . About ten to fifteen seconds after take-off, the engine failed due to a closed fuel cock at a height of about thirty to forty meters. The plane tilted over the right wing and hit the ground. The 44-year-old pilot was fatally injured.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ AIP VFR, Deutsche Flugsicherung, 2018
- ↑ investigation report 3X025-08. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , accessed on April 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Investigation report 3X134-0 / 08. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , accessed on April 5, 2018 .