Press Release German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation

The twin-jet Cessna 550 B, departed Prague (Czech Republic) at 20:08 hrs (MEZ), for a ferry flight to Karlstad, Sweden. Aboard were two crew members. At 20:19 hrs, the aircraft's radar signal vanished from the monitors of the Air Traffic Service Provider. The crash site was found during the night close to the villageReinhardtsdorf-Schöna in the area of the mountain Großen Zschirnstein, Saxony. 

In the following few days rescue work was under way during which the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) were recovered. Analysis of the Cockpit Voice Recorder showed evidence that shortly before the crash an aerobatics manoeuvre (barrel roll) was initiated.

The aircraft was neither designed nor approved for such manoeuvres. 

The BFU issued the following Safety Recommendations:

Recommendation No.:   10/2010

The CAA-CZ responsible for air operators within the Czech Republic should arrange for an inspection of the involved air operator's aircraft in regard to structural overload. 

Recommendation No.:   11/2010

The CAA-CZ should determine actions for the improvement of the air operator's Quality Management System and the Safety Culture 

The investigation into the accident by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) is still in progress.