PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Apr 23, 2012, Knyazhichi
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on April 23, 2012 near Knyazhichi, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not use the full runway length...
- Date: April 23, 2012
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Knyazhichi, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew did not use the full runway length and rejected the takeoff too late, and a wind shift during the takeoff roll produced a tailwind component.
A PZL-Mielec An-2 operated by Proskurov Avia was on its 16th spraying sortie of the day at Knyazhichi, Sumy Oblast, when it failed to lift off on a shortened takeoff run. The crew aborted too late, the aircraft overran into a muddy field and came to rest inverted. Both occupants got out uninjured.