PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Sep 13, 2013, Kamako
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on September 13, 2013 near Kamako, Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of control...
- Date: September 13, 2013
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Kamako, Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control on short final caused by a combination of pilot error and low-level windshear; the go-around power was insufficient to maintain the approach profile, and the absence of a windsock was a contributing factor.
On 13 September 2013 an Air Kasai An-2 on a scheduled flight from Tshikapa to Kamako, Democratic Republic of Congo, was on approach in fair conditions when the wind changed suddenly on final. The pilot initiated a go-around with full power, but low-level windshear caused the aircraft to sink, and it struck the ground 16 m short of runway 12. All six occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.