Broken landing in Mainz: Happiness in misfortune for two aircraft passengers!

Broken landing in Mainz: Happiness in misfortune for two aircraft passengers!

Flugplatz Mainz-Finthen, Deutschland - On March 28, 2025, there was an incident on the Mainz-Finthen airfield when a small aircraft, a Rockwell Commander 114, landed due to a technical defect without a extended chassis. The machine slipped over the runway, but the two inmates were not injured. The fire brigade was alerted at 6:30 p.m. The salvage campaign started with six vehicles and 24 emergency services.

In the emergency landing, considerable damage to the aircraft was found, but fortunately the machine did not caught a fire. With the support of crane and lifting pillows, the emergency services stabilized the situation and lifted the aircraft to run out the chassis in emergency operation. After almost three hours, the chassis was successfully extended so that the plane could be drained on the bikes. Flight operations can take place on the weekend as planned. The exact cause of the incident is still unclear, as is the damage caused by material.

meaning and context of flight accidents

This incident in Mainz is contrasting to a serious flight accident that recently occurred near Jesenwang. There was a crash landing of a Cessna, in which a 60-year-old flight instructor and his 56-year-old student were injured after the engine failed shortly after the start. The fire brigade had to secure the plane and compensate for escaping fuel. The two inmates got away with minor injuries and were taken to the hospital as a precaution. The total economic damage should amount to around 200,000 euros.

The topic of flight accidents is also safety -relevant against the background of positive developments in aviation. According to the security report of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the global accident rate has dropped by 9.8 % from 2021. Deadly accidents even fell by 66 %during this period, which is called encouraging by Icao General Secretary Juan Carlos Salazar. Despite the challenges in air traffic, the decline in the accident rates shows that the security standards are steadily improved.

Overview of security developments

The ICAO regularly analyzes flight accidents and strives to reduce operational security risks. The security reports focus in particular on commercial line flights, which are to be protected by certain standards. In recent years, recommendations from the Aviation Recovery Task Force (Cart) have also contributed to improving security services. These developments show that even in view of incidents such as those in Mainz and Jesenwang, a positive direction is taken.