Torgau-Beilrode airfield

Torgau-Beilrode airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDOG
Coordinates	51 ° 34 '17 "  N , 13 ° 3' 33"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 34 '17 "  N , 13 ° 3' 33"  E
Height above MSL	82 m (269  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	5 km east of Torgau , 45 km south-east of Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Street
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

• Air sports club Torgau-Beilrode e. V.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AIP VFR, Deutsche Flugsicherung, 2018
2. ↑ investigation report 3X025-08. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , accessed on April 5, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Investigation report 3X134-0 / 08. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , accessed on April 5, 2018 .