The two pilots of the training aircraft that crashed at Tatoi on Wednesday afternoon are hospitalized with serious injuries but are out of danger. According to sources, one of the pilots suffered fractures, while the other is being treated in the ICU, but both are stable and their lives are not in danger.
The aircraft involved in the incident is a training Tecnam and, as reported by Live News, the most likely scenario is loss of lift support as the flight was conducted at approximately 1,000 feet altitude. Nevertheless, a mechanical problem cannot be ruled out, although it seems less probable.
The aircraft appears to have fallen like an “elevator.” If it had “lost” its engine by design and due to its wings, it could have continued flying for some time like a glider, and when it fell it would have dragged along the ground. If there is evidence, the angle of ascent must be examined.
Other reports suggest that part of the wing detached before the aircraft crashed at Tatoi. At this moment, everyone is searching to find out exactly what happened, while naturally the health of the aviators takes priority.
This aircraft is also used for flights during celebrations of the Air Force patron saint with cadets, so any possibility of a mechanical issue that could reoccur in the future must be ruled out.
Technical specifications of the Tecnam that crashed at Tatoi
According to the Mega broadcast, the Tecnam, also known as P2002-JF, is a two-seater, single-engine, propeller-driven, low-wing aircraft with fixed landing gear. It is of Italian construction and first entered production in 2002, replacing the T-41D.
Greece acquired its first Tecnam in October 2018 and the last three of the twelve total ordered in June 2019. They serve with the 360th Air Training Squadron, based at Dekeleia Air Base.
- Call sign “Thalis”
- Engine: Bombardier Rotax 912 S2, four-cylinder piston engine
- Maximum power: 98.5 horsepower at 5800 RPM
- Maximum speed: 142 knots (≈263 km/h)
- Maximum flight altitude: 14,000 feet/ 4,260 meters above sea level
