PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 8, 2014, Olsztyn
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 8, 2014 near Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland with no fatalities. Cause: PKBWL: The commander's error in...
- Date: June 8, 2014
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: PKBWL: The commander's error in leaving the four position fuel valve in the right open position, so the right tank group ran dry and the engine stopped in flight, with no ongoing fuel quantity monitoring, poor crew resource management and no proper response to the fuel warning lights as contributing factors.
After dropping skydivers at Olsztyn Dajtki, the An 2 was returning to the airfield when the engine lost power on short final because of fuel exhaustion. It struck trees about 200 m short of the runway and was written off. The Polish PKBWL final report (805/2014) found the commander had left the four position fuel valve in the right open position, so the engine stopped in flight; poor crew coordination and no response to the fuel warning lights were contributing factors.