Accident to the Piper PA28 registered D-ELIN at St Hubert on 06/10/2016 [Investigation led by AAIU / Belgium]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Belgium authorities:

The aircraft was part of a group of 56 aircraft participating in the Challenge “grass cockpit tour”. The group of aircraft arrived in EBSH, for the lunch pause, having started the tour in Berck (France). The aircraft was the 50th aircraft (out of the group of 56) to take off from EBSH. The aircraft aligned for a take off from Runway 32R. The pilot reported all engine indicators “in the green”, and initiated the take-off. Around half of the landing run, (crossing of the 2 runways 32 and 05), the aircraft became airborne, then fell down. This was followed by a series of similar jumps, whose intensity increased. The aircraft deviated to the left crossed the parallel runway 32L, the taxiways and went through the airfield perimeter fence. The aircraft stopped 10m after the fence. The 4 occupants evacuated the aircraft. Very rapidly, the aircraft caught fire. The fire brigade intervened.