PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 6, 2009 (1 killed), Umgalala
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 6, 2009 near Umgalala, White Nile, Sudan with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot disorientation during a night approach,...
- Date: October 6, 2009
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Umgalala, White Nile, Sudan
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot disorientation during a night approach, caused by a missing red threshold lamp and bird remains on the windscreen, after the pilot (not instrument rated) turned sharply at low height. Villagers near the airstrip are considered a contributory factor.
A PZL-Mielec An-2 engaged in night bird-spraying at the White Nile scheme crashed east of the Umgalala airstrip in Sudan. The sole pilot died and the aircraft burned after impact. The airstrip's red threshold lamp was not in place, and bird debris on the windscreen reduced visibility.