PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Feb 29, 2008, Orenburg
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on February 29, 2008 near Orenburg, Orenburg oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Contact between the...
- Date: February 29, 2008
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Orenburg, Orenburg oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. Contact between the skis and the perimeter wall during the climb is the reported sequence; no investigation finding was located.
A PZL-Mielec An-2 on a positioning flight from Orenburg-Tsentralny climbed with a tailwind and its skis struck a concrete perimeter wall. It lost height and came down about 20 metres further on. All four crew escaped unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.