PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, May 15, 2000, Arctic
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on May 15, 2000 near Arctic, World with no fatalities. Cause: Undercarriage broke through cracking ice during a takeoff...
- Date: May 15, 2000
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Arctic, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Undercarriage broke through cracking ice during a takeoff attempt after landing on the ice.
A PZL-Mielec An-2 on a private Arctic expedition, flying in company with a Cessna 185, landed on ice in the Arctic on a flight planned from Longyearbyen to Barrow. When the pilot tried to take off again, the undercarriage broke through the cracking ice and the aircraft came to rest partly submerged. All five occupants escaped without injury and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.