Casa C-295M crash, Jan 23, 2008 (20 killed), Mirosławiec
Casa C-295M accident on January 23, 2008 near Mirosławiec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie), Poland with 20 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: January 23, 2008
- Aircraft: Casa C-295M
- Location: Mirosławiec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie), Poland
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadvertent loss of spatial and situational awareness during the final stage of a PAR approach, with an unmonitored increase in bank and loss of altitude in the last 12 seconds. Contributing factors included crew inexperience, poor crew coordination, a poorly managed PAR approach, and an inoperative ILS.
A Polish Air Force CASA C-295M on a multi-stop flight returning from a conference descended into wooded terrain short of the runway at Miroslawiec at night in low cloud and mist. The aircraft was unstable on final approach and crashed in flames, killing all 20 people on board. The crew had little experience with the aircraft type, night IMC approaches and the navaids in use.