An-28 RA-28715 12.09.2012

Accident date12.09.2012
Investigation status
Aircraft registration numberRA-28715
Place of aircraft departureПетропавловск-Камчатский
Airport of departureЕлизово
Intended destinationПалана
Intended Airport of arrival
Accident siteв р-не н.п. Палана Камчатского края
Latitude58º59'4" СШ
Longitude159º48'20" ВД
Aircraft typeAn-28
Serial №1 АЙ006-25
Aircraft operatorФГУ ПКАП
Aircraft ownerФГУ ПКАП
The date of the completion of the investigation (report)31.01.2013
Number of fatalities10
Victims accuracy
Degree of aircraft destructionaircraft destroyed
Report

report_ra-28715.pdf (1.9 MB)

Aviation typeCommercial
Works type
Note

06 february 2013

      The Interstate Aviation Committee Investigation team has completed the investigation of the fatal accident circumstances with An-28 RA-28715 aircraft occurred near Palan Airport, Kamchatka Territory (RF) on September 12, 2012. 
      The fatal accident with An-28 RA-28715 aircraft was caused by violation of specified approach pattern in Palan Airport resulted in outbound track and premature descending up to unauthorized low altitude performing flight in mountinous terrain in weather conditions excluding sustained visual reference with ground references resulted in aircraft collision with mountain slope, its destruction and crew and passengers fatality.  
      Alcohol was detected in blood of both crew members.
      Contributing factors were:
      - low level of dicipline of personnel in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise and inadequate flight methodical work in enterprises in a part of crew preflight training and approach patterns monitoring;
      - crew inaction when the radio altimiter atitude alert was actuated.
      Ground Proximity Warning Syatem at An-28 aircraft could probably prevent the accident.
      Appropriate safety recommendations based on the investigation results were developed.