RJ1H, vicinity Zurich Switzerland, 2001

RJ1H, vicinity Zurich Switzerland, 2001

Summary

On 24 November 2001, a Crossair Avro RJ100 making a night non precision approach to Zurich violated approach minima and subsequently impacted terrain whilst making a delayed attempt to initiate a go around. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post crash fire and 24 of the 33 occupants were killed. The Investigation attributed the crash to the crew deliberately continuing descent below MDA without having acquired the prescribed visual reference. Both crew pairing and aspects of the crew as individuals were identified as the context.

Description

On 24 November 2001, an Avro RJ100 being operated by Swiss carrier Crossair on a scheduled passenger flight from Berlin Tegel to Zurich impacted terrain whilst making a night non precision approach to runway 28 at destination. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post crash fire and 24 of the 33 occupants were killed and 5 others sustained serious injuries.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the Swiss BFU/BEA. Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) recordings were successfully downloaded as was the content of the non-volatile memory (NVM) from the EFIS Symbol Generators, the Digital Flight Guidance Computers and the Digital ADCs These sources indicated that there were no relevant airworthiness issues in respect of the accident outcome.

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