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On the night of 03 October at around 21:00-22:00 local time, Lučko Airfield (LDZL) suffered a hit by a powerful squall line that caused considerable material damage – but, fortunately, no human (or animal) casualties. According to information available at the time of writing (subject to update), the airfield was struck by sudden gale-force winds and hail, with wind speeds in excess of 65 knots (as recorded by the anemometer just before it failed).

As of 16:00 local on 04 October, the damage to aircraft includes:

• Reims FR172F Rocket | 9A-DMJ: flipped over, heavy damage
• Cessna 150M | 9A-DEY: flipped over, heavy damage
• Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub | 9A-DBS: struck by hangar door, heavy damage
• Scheibe SF-25B Falke | 9A-DGZ: struck by hangar door, heavy damage
• Pilatus B4-PC11AF | 9A-GPA: struck by debris, superficial damage
• Storm Century 04 | YL-ARV: struck by hail, light damage
• Mil Mi-8MTV-1/Mi-171Sh (4-5 machines): struck by hail, rotor damage

In the same period, the damage to infrastructure is:

• main hangar: doors blown in, partial roof collapse
• police hangar annex: light roof damage
• Delta Air canvas hangar: severe damage
• fuel pump: protective housing damaged

Unsurprisingly, the airfield has been closed for a week, as per the following NOTAM:

AERODROME CLOSED TO ALL TFC EXCEPT POLICE AND MIL HEL. 04 OCT 00:04 2020 UNTIL 11 OCT 22:00 2020. CREATED: 04 OCT 00:06 2020

UPDATE: as of the evening of 05 October, the above NOTAM is no longer in force; the airfield is now open once again

More information and photos as the situation develops!

Photo updates:

Changelog:

• 04 OCT 12:00 local – initial info
• 04 OCT 16:00 local – aircraft and infrastructure damage revised
• 04 OCT 16:30 local – new photos added
• 05 OCT 21:00 local – airfield status updated