PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Aug 29, 2002 (16 killed), Ayan
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on August 29, 2002 near Ayan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with 16 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the...
- Date: August 29, 2002
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: Ayan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew descended prematurely and continued the approach below minima without visual contact. Contributing factors included no current weather report, failure to follow the approach pattern, and no radio navaids at Ayan.
An An-28 operated by Vostok Aviakompania flew into poor visibility on approach to Ayan with 16 aboard. The crew started the descent early, continued below minima without visual contact, and struck a hill near the Sea of Okhotsk shore. All occupants died in the impact and post crash fire.