Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 6 February 2016
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Light Air
Registration Number: RA-40204
Location: Gay, Orenburg Oblast – ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: MAKMAK
Category: Accident
During a pipeline inspection flight over a snow-covered field, an An-2 RA-40204 crashed due to spatial orientation loss caused by reduced visibility and ‘white’ snow. The crew?s incorrect assessment of meteorological conditions and flight altitude contributed to the incident.During a pipeline inspection flight over a snow-covered field, an An-2 RA-40204 crashed due to spatial orientation loss caused by reduced visibility and ‘white’ snow. The crew?s incorrect assessment of meteorological conditions and flight altitude contributed to the incident.

Description

The Antonov 2 impacted a snow covered field during a pipeline inspection flight. PROBABLE CAUSE (translated from Russian): The most likely cause of the crash of the An-2 RA-40204 was the loss of spatial orientation by the crew during the execution of a turn in conditions of reduced visibility (fog) and “white” snow on the underlying surface, leading to an uncontrolled descent and collision of the aircraft with the ground. Contributing factors: – Incorrect assessment by the crew of meteorological conditions along the flight route, expressed in arbitrary decisions on the execution of the flight under VFR; – A flight at an altitude below safe height; – Lack of skills in the performance of the instrument flight, the weather conditions under which the flights were carried out did not meet the minimum requirements.

Source of Information

http://lifenews.ru/news/183820, http://www.mak-iac.org/rassledovaniya/an-2-ra-40204-06-02-2016#114997http://lifenews.ru/news/183820, http://www.mak-iac.org/rassledovaniya/an-2-ra-40204-06-02-2016#114997

Primary Cause

Loss of spatial orientation due to reduced visibility and ‘white’ snow on the surface, leading to an uncontrolled descent and collision with the ground.Loss of spatial orientation due to reduced visibility and ‘white’ snow on the surface, leading to an uncontrolled descent and collision with the ground.

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