Accident to the Diamond DA42 registered F-HIMY on 16/06/2022 at Courchevel
Runway overrun, collision with a bank, in mountain flight, in instruction
During the final approach to Courchevel mountain airfield with a tailwind of around ten knots, the instructor felt a strong downdraft and took the controls. As the aeroplane was in the landing configuration, he set the flaps to the approach position and then gradually increased engine power for around 15 s, significantly reducing the rate of descent. The engines reached maximum speed, which the instructor maintained for five seconds before starting to reduce power completely. The aeroplane touched down a few seconds later about 170 m from the runway threshold, with an average ground speed of about 105 kt. The instructor was unable to stop the aeroplane despite heavily braking. The aeroplane ran off the end of the runway and collided with the bank just beyond.