PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Sep 12, 2012 (10 killed), Palana
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on September 12, 2012 near Palana, Kamchatka Krai, Russia with 10 fatalities. Cause: The crew departed the prescribed...
- Date: September 12, 2012
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: Palana, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew departed the prescribed approach pattern and descended to an unauthorised low altitude in mountainous terrain without sustained visual reference to the ground. The crew did not react to a radio altimeter alert, and weak operator discipline and training were contributing factors.
An An-28 on scheduled flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky descended below safe altitude in poor weather while approaching Palana from the south. It struck trees on a mountain slope about 10 km short of the airport and broke apart. Ten of the 14 occupants died, and investigators found alcohol in both pilots' blood.