Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Saturday 29 September 2012 |
Time: | 10:44 |
Type: | Antonov An-2R |
Operator: | Plant ELKAP |
Registration: | RA-33601 |
MSN: | 1G232-35 |
First flight: | 1988 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2352 |
Cycles: | 12341 |
Engines: | 1 Shvetsov ASh-62IR |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | 23 km (14.4 mls) N of Ivdel, Sverdlovsk region ( Russia)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:An Antonov 2 suffered minor damage in a forced landing near Polunochnoe Ivdelsky, Sverdlovsk Region, Russia. One passenger suffered minor injuries the pilot and remaining three passengers escaped unharmed.
The airplane operated on a passenger/cargo flight from Surgut to Ivdel via Saranpaul and Arbynya, Russia. The flight to Arbynya was uneventful. Remaining fuel was estimated to be 250 litres. The An-2 was on the ground for 24 minutes before the pilot continued the 164 km trip to Ivdel. About one hour into the flight the engine lost power as a result of fuel shortage. The pilot carried out a forced landing in a clearing near a forest. The airplane overturned on landing and came to rest upside down.
Probable Cause:
Conclusion (translated from Russian):
The cause of the accident with aircraft An-2 RA-33601 was nosing down during a forced landing.
The need to perform an emergency landing was due to engine shutdown during flight due to fuel exhaustion.
Before takeoff the captain failed to make a calculation of the required quantity of fuel for the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | MAK Russia |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 60 days (2 months) | Accident number: | Final report | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Fuel exhaustion
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
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MAK Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC)
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accident date:
29-09-2012type: Antonov An-2R
registration: RA-33601
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.