PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Dec 18, 2011, Walan Rabat
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on December 18, 2011 near Walan Rabat, Zabul, Afghanistan with no fatalities. Cause: The accident board found no single...
- Date: December 18, 2011
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: Walan Rabat, Zabul, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The accident board found no single primary cause. Contributing factors were the landing zone conditions, a miscalculated tailwind, weak cross-monitoring, mission re-planning and engine anomalies.
A USAF Special Operations M-28 (C-145A Skytruck) landed on a short, upsloping strip at Walan Rabat with a tailwind above the allowable limit. After a firm landing it veered off the prepared surface, and the nose gear collapsed, flipping the aircraft. The crew and passengers got out through the cockpit window with no serious injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed.