Accident to the Kubicek BB70 registered OO-BBC on 20/07/2023 at Thimister-Clermont
Hard landing during emergency landing
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Belgian authorities:
The takeoff was carried out from a field located in the locality of Aubel (Province of Liège) at 06:16 p.m. to climb to an altitude of 2000 ft. Following a severe deterioration in the meteorological conditions during the flight (Arcus line - strong gusts of shearing wind), the pilot decided to make an emergency descent to a height of 100 m to seek a suitable area for landing.
The emergency landing was made at 6:48 p.m. in a field located in Thimister-Clermont, Val de la Berwinne (CP 4890), located approximately 5 km southeast from the departing area.