Incident Overview

Description
A Romanian Antonov An-2 biplane was destroyed when it force landed after colliding with a vehicle at Baleni, Romania. The aircraft was spraying insecticide on a crop of wheat when it crossed a road (DJ 253) at low altitude. At the same time a truck was passing and the aircraft hit the top of the truck. After the impact with the truck, the aircraft changed its trajectory rotating to the right and bending forward. It could no longer be controlled and impacted the ground with the lower right wing and the the engine at a distance of almost 40 m from the truck. After the ground impact, the aircraft caught fire and burned almost completely Cause of accident occurrence: The aircraft loss of control after collision with a truck. Favoring causes: – Not noticing the truck approaching while overflying the road. – Low overflight height in the area of DJ253 (3 m).
Source of Information
http://jurnalul.ro/stiri/locale/accident-aviatic-bizar-in-galati-o-aeronava-de-mici-dimensiuni-s-a-lovit-de-un-camion-776907.htmlhttp://jurnalul.ro/stiri/locale/accident-aviatic-bizar-in-galati-o-aeronava-de-mici-dimensiuni-s-a-lovit-de-un-camion-776907.htmlPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to collision with a truck.Loss of control due to collision with a truck.Share on: