Introduction

This preliminary bulletin reflects the opinion of the Danish Accident Investigation Board regarding the circumstances of the occurrence and its causes and consequences.

In accordance with the provisions of EU Regulation 996/2010, the Danish Air Navigation Act and pursuant to Annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Convention, the safety investigation is of an exclusively technical and operational nature, and its objective is not the assignment of blame or liability.

The safety investigation was carried out without having necessarily used legal evidence procedures and with no other basic aim than preventing future accidents and serious incidents.

Consequently, any use of this preliminary bulletin for purposes other than preventing future accidents and serious incidents may lead to erroneous or misleading interpretations.

A reprint with source reference may be published without separate permit.

General

State file number:

2025-500

UTC date:

25-10-2025

UTC time:

13:15

Occurrence class:

Accident

Location:

Sermitsiaq

Injury level:

Fatal

Aircraft registration:

N9009F

Aircraft make/model:

Cessna 182T

Current flight rules:

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

Operation type:

Ferry

Operated by:

Globe Aero LLC

Flight phase:

Approach

Aircraft category:

Fixed wing

Last departure point:

Goose Bay (CYYR)

Planned destination:

Narsarsuaq (BGBW)

Aircraft damage:

Destroyed

Engine make/model:

1 Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5

Notification

All time references in this preliminary bulletin are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

The Aviation Unit of the Danish Accident Investigation Board (AIB) was notified of the accident by the Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Naviair on 25-10-2025 at 14:00 hours (hrs).

The AIB was notified by the police on 27-10-2025 at 12:39 hrs that the aircraft wreckage had been located.

The AIB notified the United States (US) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the United Kingdom (UK) Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB), the Italian L’Agnezia nazionale per la sicurezza del volo (ANSV), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) and the Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority (DCARA) on 27-10-2025 at 21:20 hrs.

Factual information

History of flight

The flight was a ferry flight of a new Textron Aviation Cessna T182 from Independence, Kansas, United States via Canada, Greenland and Iceland to Warsaw in Poland.

Prior to the accident flight from Goose Bay (CYYR), Canada to Narsarsuaq (BGBW), Greenland, the pilot operated three flights, initially departing from Independence (KIDP), Kansas, United States.

The pilot departed CYYR with BGBW as planned destination airport. During the flight, the weather at BGBW deteriorated below state minima requiring a diversion.

The pilot decided to divert to Nuuk Airport (BGGH). Prior to arrival at BGGH, the pilot descended and entered Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) within a layer of clouds and in uncontrolled airspace.

Approaching the end of the descent, the aircraft collided at approximately 3,500 feet above sea level with terrain on the island of Sermitsiaq. The pilot sustained fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.

The accident occurred in daylight and under Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).

Injuries to persons

Injuries

Crew

Passengers

Others

Fatal

 1

 

 

Serious

 

 

 

Minor/None

 

 

 

Damage to aircraft

The aircraft was destroyed upon impact with terrain.

Meteorological information

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)

TAF BGGH

251128Z 2512/2612 18030G40KT 9999 BKN015 TEMPO 2512/2524 2500 RA BR BKN007 TEMPO 2600/2604 1400 -SN BKN004 BECMG 2600/2603 34008KT TEMPO 2606/2612 SCT020=

 

Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)

METAR BGGH

251250Z 17033G43KT 9999 -RA BKN012 OVC018 05/04 Q1005 RMK W/V THR22 16031G42KT=

 

Accident Site and Recovery

The accident site was located on a snow-covered steep mountainside near the mountain top.

The AIB has been in close dialogue with the local police.

The local police were in contact with Naviair, who were the Search and rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC) until the aircraft was located on the 27th of October. At this time the local police took over the role as SMC and were responsible for coordinating the Search and Rescue (SAR) mission.

The local police worked closely together with the Joint Artic Command and the local emergency services.

Due to the nature of the accident site and the time of year, the AIB was advised that a recovery mission would be difficult and expose personnel without specialized training for high risks.

A special unit of the Danish Armed Forces was tasked to recover the pilot and specific aircraft components requested by the AIB.

The special unit successfully recovered the pilot and most of the requested components during the recovery operation.

Figure 1. Accident site at the steep mountainside.

AIB safety investigation process

The AIB is collecting available information, including filed flight plans, electronic flight planning data, meteorological information, aircraft data and other relevant data. The recovered components will be examined and data will be extracted, if possible. The AIB safety investigation continues and the AIB will evaluate on the available information and data before considering a second recovery mission.

Contact the Accident Investigation Board

If you have any questions about this publication, please feel free to contact us.

Email: aib@aib.dk

Phone: +45 33 14 70 80