PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Vodoley

Registration:

RA-84553

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G189-20

YOM:

1980

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Captain / Total flying hours:

10541

Aircraft flight hours:

9645

Circumstances:

The single engine aircraft was engaged in a crop spraying mission on behalf of the Mikhail Farm located in the Tatsinsky District of the Rostov Region. The aircraft was carrying 400 kilos of fuel, 1,200 liters of pesticides, one pilot and one boy aged 13, the son of the farmer. Few minutes after takeoff, while approaching the area to be treated at a height of about 20-25 metres and at a speed of 130 km/h, the engine failed. The aircraft lost height, collided with power cables and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found 2 km from the Mikhail farmhouse. The pilot escaped unhurt while the boy was injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Probable cause:

The reason for the accident with An-2 RA-84553 was performing a flight in a known defective aircraft, leading to engine failure and the need for in-flight forced landing, during which there was a collision with power lines, followed by a rough landing that led to the structural failure and fire. Investigation to determine the cause of the engine failure was not possible due to the failure to ensure the safety of the aircraft after the accident and the absence of operational and technical documentation. The adoption of the decision by the pilot to reject takeoff after detecting a loss engine power on the takeoff could have prevented the accident. The aircraft did not have a valid Certificate of Airworthiness and the time between overhauls had been exceeded on 10 April 2015.

Final Report:

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

Date & Time: May 18, 2015 at 0912 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

S. V. Etapin

Registration:

RA-56528

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Schedule:

Kevsala – Gribnoye

MSN:

1G183-28

YOM:

1979

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Captain / Total flying hours:

20000

Captain / Total hours on type:

17500.00

Circumstances:

The single engine aircraft was completing a flight from Kevsala (Ipatovo district of the Stavropol region) to Gribnoye, in the Novopavlovsk district, carrying one pilot and four oil drums. En route, while approaching Sanamer at low altitude, the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. After touchdown, the aircraft hit a fence, crushed some trees and came to rest against the wall of a church. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The need of the emergency landing was due to the engine flameout in the air most probably caused by the oil tank swelling and pressing its wall on the fuel shutoff valve lever. Oil tank pressure and its swelling most probably caused carbon deposit in vent pipeline connecting oil tank with atmosphere.
The following factors most probably contributed to the accident:
- No water washing of the oil tank and vent pipeline of oil tank with atmosphere specified by scheduled maintenance after 400±30 flight hours or 12±1 month of operation;
- Aircraft maintenance by people not having the aircraft maintenance license;
- Flight operation over locality at the altitude insufficient to perform landing within its limits in case of aircraft nonoperation;
- Flight operation by PIC in moderate alcohol intoxication.

Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in the Baltic Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 2015 at 1535 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

LY-AET

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Delivery

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Stauning – Kattleberg – Klaipėda

MSN:

1G192-07

YOM:

1981

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Captain / Total flying hours:

9006

Captain / Total hours on type:

8995.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

15349

Copilot / Total hours on type:

12553

Aircraft flight hours:

6920

Aircraft flight cycles:

26031

Circumstances:

The crew was performing a delivery flight from Stauning (Denmark) to Klaipėda with an intermediate stop in Kattleberg, Sweden. Recently acquired by the company for agricultural purposes, the single engine aircraft departed Kattleberg Airfield at 1312LT with an ETA in Klaipėda at 1720LT. En route, the crew informed ATC about their position at 1508LT. Less than half an hour later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in unknown circumstances in the Baltic Sea, some 111 km off Klaipėda. The crew of a Lithuanian Marine vessel located the wreckage three days later at a depth of 124 meters. A dead body was found on May 21. The second pilot was not found.

Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Azov

Date & Time: May 10, 2015 at 1433 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

RF-01159

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Skydiving / Paratroopers

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Schedule:

Azov - Azov

MSN:

1G108-24

YOM:

1969

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Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Azov-Almaz Airfield on a skydiving mission, carrying 12 skydivers and one pilot on behalf of the Azov Flying Club. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to return for an emergency landing when the aircraft lost height and crashed in an open field located near the airport, bursting into flames. All 13 occupants were rescued, among them one passenger suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was totally destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

Loss of engine power for unknown reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Promin: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 2015 at 0046 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Agrotekhservice

Registration:

UR-62681

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Flight Type:

Illegal (smuggling)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G179-11

YOM:

1978

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Circumstances:

The crew was performing an illegal flight, most probably from Belarus, with a load of cigarettes on board. By night, he was attempting to land in a field located in Promin when the single engine aircraft impacted the roof of a house and crashed on a small road, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and both occupants were killed.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Shatyrkul: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 2015 at 1540 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Olimp Air

Registration:

UP-A0314

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Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Schedule:

Karaganda – Balkhach – Shatyrkul

MSN:

1G149-70

YOM:

1973

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Aircraft flight hours:

13227

Circumstances:

The single engine aircraft was approaching Shatyrkul in foggy conditions when it crashed in a snow covered field located 1,2 km south of the landing zone area, some 20 km north of Shatyrkul. SAR arrived on scene at 1701LT. A female passenger was seriously injured and was evacuated to a local hospital while six other occupants were killed. The four passengers were employees of the Kazakhmys Mining Company. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to fog.

Probable cause:

The crew descended without visual contact to the ground and without having fed the air pressure of the airstrip into the barometric altimeter, causing the aircraft to impact the ground on final approach.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Shoyna

Date & Time: Sep 24, 2014 at 1225 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

RA-02322

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Schedule:

Shoyna – Arkhangelsk

MSN:

1G239-26

YOM:

1990

Flight number:

OAO718

Location:

Shoyna

Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

The single engine aircraft departed Shoyna Airport on a regular schedule service to Arkhangelsk-Vaskovo Airport, carrying eight passengers and two pilots. At liftoff, the aircraft banked right, causing the right lower wing to struck the ground. The right main gear was torn off upon impact. Out of control, the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest in a grassy area. All 10 occupants were rescued, among them three were slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It is believed that the crew encountered strong cross winds upon takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Aug 6, 2014 at 0715 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Yug Line

Registration:

RA-17890

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Prototskiye - Prototskiye

MSN:

1G205-31

YOM:

1983

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Aircraft flight hours:

7503

Aircraft flight cycles:

38974

Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a crop spraying mission on rice paddy field located in Prototskiye (Krasnoarmeisk district of the Krasnodar region). Two minutes after takeoff, while flying at a height of about 50 metres, the engine lost power. The captain attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft nosed over and came to rest upside down, some 2 km east of Prototskiye. Those parts of the fuselage which were above the water were consumed by the erupting fire and both pilots escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

The accident with An-2 RA-17890 aircraft was caused by its nosing-over during the emergency landing at the submerged rice bay. The emergency landing was due to the engine power loss in flight caused by the destruction of the can type combustor of the exhaust collector and burnout of the carburetor intake valve with the following high-temperature gases ingestion in the intake areas of the engine carburetor. The fatigue destruction of the can type combustor of the exhaust collector was caused along the main crack near the intake flex socket, it started from the surface of the damaged inlet port under the tube attachment pin towards the exhaust collector. By the moment of the main crack formation both inlet ports in left can type combustor under the tube attachment pin towards the exhaust collector had intolerable damage and size. During the last overhaul of the engine exhaust system of An-2 RA-17890 aircraft the left can type combustor had intolerable damage in its attaching lug to the exhaust collector which wasn't eliminated. The destruction of the inlet port valve was caused by the fusion of the boundaries of it material grains in conditions of acute temperature exposure induced by the destruction of the left can type combustor wall towards the main crack. Inadequate material (aluminum alloy D-16) of the valve specified by the drawing of aluminum allow AL-9T contributed to the valve destruction.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Olsztyn

Date & Time: Jun 8, 2014 at 1115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

SP-FDZ

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Skydiving / Paratroopers

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