When invited to Germany to speak at the Baden-Baden CPPP, I took a pilgrimage to the site of the fatal Cirrus accident at Zurich Airport. It wasn't a planned trip. But it was an impactful one. Coming almost half-way around the world for this CPPP motivated me to spend some extra time here. And Baden...
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Rick Beach
on 14 Sep 2009
Filed under: accident history, CAPS, low IMC, aeronautical decision making, judgment, fatal accident #42, Zurich
Rick, yes, I have at least an idea where approximately the accident was. Go to Google Earth, search for LSZH. You'll see the airport from above. Rwy 14 is the northernmost of the 3 runways. Zoom in to the approach end, until you can read 14 on the runway, then tilt the view. You can see the approach...
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Timm Preusser
on 25 Oct 2008
Filed under: accident, speculation, fatal, LSZH, fatal accident #42, Switzerland, Zurich