PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Aeroserv

Registration:

YR-DAX

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Băleni - Băleni

MSN:

1G216-16

YOM:

1990

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total hours on type:

3209.00

Copilot / Total hours on type:

8684

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a crop spraying flight in Băleni and was spraying insecticides on fields. While passing from a field to an other, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when, passing over a road, the airplane struck the roof of a truck. Out of control, the airplane crash landed in a field and came to rest, bursting into flames. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of a loss of control following an in-flight collision with a truck. The crew failed to observe the potential traffic passing on the road while flying at a very low height of three metres above the ground, which was considered as a contributing factor.

Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in La Paragua

Date & Time: Jan 6, 2018

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

YV1944

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

La Paragua - Canaima

MSN:

1G185-58

YOM:

1980

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a prairie, bursting into flames. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2MS in Naryan-Mar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 2017 at 1027 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

RA-01460

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Narian-Mar – Kharuta

MSN:

1G231-51

YOM:

1988

Flight number:

NYA9280

Location:

Naryan-Mar

Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

2342

Captain / Total hours on type:

25.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

6146

Copilot / Total hours on type:

434

Aircraft flight hours:

14767

Circumstances:

The single engine aircraft (an Antonov An-2TP that was converted in 2014 with a TPE331 turbine engine) departed Naryan-Mar Airport on a schedule service (flight NYA9280) to Kharuta, Republic of Komi, carrying 11 passengers and two pilots. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 30-40 metres, the aircraft entered an excessive nose-up attitude then rolled to the right, stalled and crashed in a snow covered field. A passengers was killed and 12 other occupants were injured. In the evening, two other passengers died and a fourth passed away on 10 January 2018.

Probable cause:

Loss of control during initial climb due to the combination of an excessive weight (the total weight of the aircraft was 42 kilos above MTOW) and a CofG that was too far aft, well above the permissible limit (32%). Poor flight preparation.

Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Ekimchan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 2017 at 0825 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

DalTransAero

Registration:

RA-02305

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Ekimchan - Udskoye

MSN:

1G240-07

YOM:

1990

Flight number:

SHA9001

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

5253

Captain / Total hours on type:

2500.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

13550

Copilot / Total hours on type:

10000

Aircraft flight hours:

2483

Aircraft flight cycles:

8807

Circumstances:

The single engine airplane depart Ekimchan Airport at 0834LT on a cargo flight to Udskoye, carrying two pilots and a load of 1,199 kilos of various goods. Six minutes after takeoff, while climbing to an altitude of 1,600 metres, the crew noticed a strong smell of fuel in the cockpit and decided to return. During the descent, flames came out from the engine that started to rough and eventually stopped on short final. The airplane stalled, impacted a birch tree and crashed in a wooded area located 132 metres short of runway 06, bursting into flames. The copilot was killed and the captain was seriously injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Probable cause:

The crash of An-2 RA-02305 aircraft occurred during the forced landing. The necessity of the forced landing was caused by the engine stopping in flight due to the destruction of the cylinder head No.1 of the ASH62-IR engine No.K16509153. The destruction of cylinder head No. 1 is of fatigue nature and occurred due to exhaustion of fatigue life of the cylinder head material and reaching its limit state. Most likely, during the last repair of the engine the crack in the cylinder head was present, but was not through and was not revealed during the inspection. The most likely contributing factor to stopping the engine in flight was the impoverishment of the fuel-air mixture due to icing of the BAC filter mesh and the presence of a rubber plug on the filter flange of the corrector.

Final Report:

SP-ASR

Read more about SP-ASR

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Playa Linda: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 2017 at 1700 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

YV2664

Flight Type:

Private

Site:

MSN:

1G195-34

YOM:

1982

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Playa Linda. A passenger was killed in the accident.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Chernoye: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 2017 at 1215 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Yevgeni Sologubov

Registration:

RA-35171

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Demonstration

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Chernoye - Chernoye

MSN:

1G113-10

YOM:

1969

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

12023

Captain / Total hours on type:

52.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

641

Aircraft flight hours:

19721

Circumstances:

The aircraft was engaged in a demonstration flight, taking part to an airshow at Chernoye Aerodrome, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Antonov AN-2. The pilot-in-command completed a steep turn to the left to join the grassy runway. The airplane descended too low and impacted ground with its left wing and crashed 180 metres further, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The most likely cause of the crash of the An-2 RA-35171 was the failure of the PIC to pilot the An-2 aircraft at high flight speeds (an increase in the time required for the aircraft to leave the bank due to the decrease in the angles of the aileron deflection due to the pulling of the cable line due to a significant increase in forces in the transverse of the control channel at speeds of 270-300 km/h), which did not allow the aircraft to arrest the descent when maneuvering with large angles of bank at an extremely low flight altitude.
The contributing factors were:
- Piloting the aircraft at modes beyond the limits set by the AFM of the An-2 aircraft;
- Maneuvering at an altitude less than that established for performing a demonstration flight over the aerodrome.

Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Yeniseysk

Date & Time: Aug 26, 2017 at 1750 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

RA-33036

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Yeniseysk - Yeniseysk

MSN:

1G218-23

YOM:

1986

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

5600

Captain / Total hours on type:

894.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

2160

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

4754

Aircraft flight cycles:

12934

Circumstances:

The single engine aircraft departed Yeniseysk in the afternoon on a spraying mission over forest area, carrying two pilots. About 40 minutes into the flight, while completing a third pass at an altitude of about 400 metres, smoke spread in the cockpit. The crew decided to return to Yeniseysk when few minutes later, the engine lost power. Fuel leaked from the engine and spread over the windshield. The crew reduced his altitude to 50 metres and the speed to 85 km/h, preparing for an emergency landing. With the flaps down to 45°, the aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located 75 km north of Yeniseysk. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Loss of engine power due to the failure of the cylinder n°5 caused by a faulty manufacturing.

Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Kiliya

Date & Time: Jun 27, 2017 at 1444 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Kharkiv Aeroklub

Registration:

UR-19717

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site: