There are new details about the plane crashed in Iasi. The device recently had an engine malfunction. What the specialists say
New assumptions about the cause of the plane collapsed in a military unit in Iasi appear. The specialists consulted indicate a possible motor failure and a risky maneuver at low altitude.
The remains of the plane rushed through the yard of the military unit. Photo: Ziarul de Iaşi
On Saturday, September 27, a small leisure plane crashed into the perimeter of a military unit in Tătărași, Iasi, while trying to return to the origin aerodrome, located nearby, shortly after take -off. At the sleeve was the architect of Iasi Marian Jan Chirița, who was seriously injured as a result of the impact. The doctors were forced to amputate both legs, and his condition remains critical, so that the emergency transfer was requested in a specialized clinic outside the country.
What the specialists say
The investigation into the cause of the plane collapses is underway, and in the absence of official conclusions, the local press has sought information on amateur pilots and experts in the plane, which offers the first plausible hypotheses regarding the causes of collapse.
According to them, the plane would have suffered an engine failure, and the pilot tried to return urgently to the aerodrome. However, the main problem was that the maneuver occurred at too low altitude, which compromised the aircraft's ability to flat or make a safe turn.
“The higher you, the greater the distance”, the greater distance ” He explained, for Ziaruldeiasi, an aviation expert, under the protection of anonymity.
Another specialist detailed the mechanism of loss of portance during the turn.
“Basically, it has no portance on a wing. At a low altitude, you have no time to correction. It is an extremely risky maneuver,” this indicated a possible cause of the small plane collapsed.
The collapsed aircraft was a two -seater plane, classified as a leisure flight apparatus, in the records of the “Alexandru Matei” aircraft in Iași, where dozens of light aircraft are parked, many of them being piloted by patent amateurs. They are used for both flights above the city and for longer, sometimes international races.
“Small aircraft are relatively cheap, but maintenance and technical checks are expensive. You must know when to give up”, said the former president of the Iași County Council, Maricel Popa, himself owner of a flight patent.
He also stated that the pilot Marian Jan Chirița recently had engine problems, which would have been remedied just a few days before the tragedy, an information to be checked by investigators.
How to plan a aircraft without a motor
An important technical aspect in the analysis of this type of incident is the so-called finesse coefficient, a parameter that indicates the distance that a plane can travel after the engine stop, which varies depending on the aircraft model and the flight conditions.
In theory, any plane should be able to flat enough to allow the pilot to identify a safe place for emergency landing. However, if the altitude is too low and the maneuvers performed too aggressively, the time and reaction space disappear.
The case of the collapse of the small plane in the courtyard of the military unit in Iasi was officially taken over by the investigative and analysis authority for the civil aviation safety (AIAS), and the specialists are to analyze the flight journal of the aircraft, any recent repairs, as well as the data on the navigation or communication systems.
