Aircraft Goes Down Short Of Runway

Two people onboard a Cirrus SR22 G2 were killed when their aircraft crashed short of the runway at Zurich Airport in Switzerland Wednesday afternoon.

Local news reports add two other persons onboard were transported to local hospitals with serious injuries. Their conditions are unknown at this time.

Little hard information is available on the circumstances surrounding the crash... though we do know the aircraft (similar to type shown below) was flying from Geneva to Berlin when it diverted to Zurich for unknown reasons.

The SR22 impacted about 300 feet from the approach end to runway 14. The accident closed that runway for about an hour, forcing a number of commercial flights to divert or hold above the airport.

There are unconfirmed reports the aircraft's engine failed on final approach. 
 
 IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 467BD        Make/Model: SR22      Description: SR-22
  Date: 10/22/2008     Time: 1400

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON APPROACH TO LAND, THERE WERE 4 PERSONS ON BOARD, TWO
  WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND TWO SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, ZURICH,
  SWITZERLAND

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   2
                 # Crew:   4     Fat:   2     Ser:   2     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Approach      Operation: OTHER

  FAA FSDO: WASHINGTON IAD, DC  (EA27)            Entry date: 10/23/2008

FMI: www.faa.gov, www.cirrusdesign.com