Incident to the Robin DR400 registered F-GTVY on 02/22/2015 at Gâvres beach (56)
Interruption volontaire du vol, atterrissage sur une plage par conditions météorologiques défavorables
Flight from La Baule (AD 44) to Pontivy AD (56).
The pilot, accompanied by three passengers, took off from La Baule aerodrome to fly to Pontivy AD, where he was based. Deteriorating meteorological conditions led the pilot to decide, in flight, to follow a route along the Morbihan coast, rather that a direct route. He was flying at about 500 ft then descended to 100 ft. He then asked the Lorient aerodrome controller for clearance to land at that aerodrome, which had restricted use. He was cleared after a few minutes but decided to land on a beach about 5 NM from the aerodrome. The four people on board evacuated the undamaged aeroplane without any problems.