Incident Overview

Date: Friday 11 January 2008
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2SX
Owner/operator: Letalska sola Solt
Registration Number: HA-MKK
Location: 5 km N of Trbovlje – ÿ Slovenia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: AAIISAAIIS
Category: Accident
A flight occurred into a dense wooded area of Mount Javor, resulting in a loss of visual contact with the ground. The pilot attempted to maintain visual contact by reducing altitude, successfully achieving this initially. However, the aircraft’s altitude was too low above the terrain, leading to a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) incident.A flight occurred into a dense wooded area of Mount Javor, resulting in a loss of visual contact with the ground. The pilot attempted to maintain visual contact by reducing altitude, successfully achieving this initially. However, the aircraft’s altitude was too low above the terrain, leading to a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) incident.

Description

Flew into the wooded side of Mount Javor (1,133m) in foggy weather conditions. Cause of the accident: Bad weather conditions on the route and in the vicinity of Mount Javor (1,133 m) N 46ø10.816′ E 015ø 00.908′ near Sveta Planina (Trbovlje) with a low cloud base and poor visibility were the reason that the pilot lost his visual contact with the ground. Due to the current conditions set for the flight, the flight was to be performed under Visual Flight Rules. The pilot tried to keep visual contact with the ground by reducing the altitude, which he succeeded in doing at the beginning of the flight. In approaching Mount Javor (1,133 m) N 46ø10.816′ E 015ø 00.908′ near Sveta Planina (Trbovlje), the aircraft was at an altitude 1,075 m, which was too low above the terrain. The cause of the accident was controlled flight into terrain (CFIT)

Source of Information

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Primary Cause

Bad weather conditions on the route and in the vicinity of Mount Javor.Bad weather conditions on the route and in the vicinity of Mount Javor.

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