Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251
Accident summary
Wreckage of the crashed aircraft
Date	12 September 2012
Summary	Impacted forested slope on approach to land
Site	Palana Airport, Koryak Okrug, Russia
Passengers	12
Crew	2
Injuries (non-fatal)	4
Fatalities	10
Survivors	4^[1]
Aircraft type	Antonov An-28
Operator	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
Registration	RA-28715
Flight origin	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Russia
Destination	Palana Airport

On 12 September 2012 at about 12:20 local time (00:20 UTC), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251, operated by an Antonov An-28, crashed while attempting to land at Palana Airport in Russia.^[2] Both pilots were killed and 8 of the 12 passengers perished. All 4 survivors were seriously injured. The aircraft descended below minima on approach in instrument meteorological conditions and impacted a forested slope.

An investigation by the Interstate Aviation Committee^[3] revealed that both pilots were intoxicated^[4] and that the plane was "far off course".^[5] The final report identified the following contributing factors: low level of crew discipline and inadequate supervision by the airline; the crew did not react knowing they were flying too low; and the aircraft was not equipped with GPWS.^[6]

References

↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
↑ Ferrara, Lee (12 September 2012). "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Antonov An-28 Plane Crashes in Russia, 10 Killed". Airnation.net. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
↑ "Russian An-28 crashes on Kamchatka, killing 10". Air Transport World. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
↑ Both pilots of crashed An-28 intoxicated: inquiry. Flight International. (16 October 2012).
↑ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/An-28-appeared-far-off-course-before-fatal-crash-377704/
↑ "Official Report in Russian" (PDF). MAK. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

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Coordinates: 58°57′00″N 160°19′08″E / 58.9500°N 160.3190°E / 58.9500; 160.3190

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