PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, May 18, 2015, Sanamer
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on May 18, 2015 near Sanamer, Stavropol Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: MAK (as summarized by ASN and BAAA): engine...
- Date: May 18, 2015
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Sanamer, Stavropol Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: MAK (as summarized by ASN and BAAA): engine flameout most probably caused by oil tank swelling that pressed on the fuel shutoff lever, with carbon deposits in the oil tank vent pipe; contributing factors included no water washing of the oil tank, maintenance by an unlicensed person, low altitude flight and the pilot's alcohol intoxication.
On 18 May 2015 a privately operated PZL Mielec An 2 carrying one pilot and four drums of oil flew from Kevsala toward Gribnoye in Stavropol Krai. Near Sanamer the engine failed at low altitude, and the pilot's emergency landing hit a fence and trees before the aircraft came to rest against a church wall. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair; the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) found the engine stopped after the oil tank swelled, linked to carbon deposits in its vent pipe.