Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 May 2012
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: Sky Escort Aero-Club Hungary
Registration Number: HA-MEA
Location: Gdll? Airfield –
ÿ Hungary
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Antonov 2T biplane ? specifically the right hand lower wing.Antonov 2T biplane ? specifically the right hand lower wing.
Category: Other
An Antonov 2T biplane sustained significant damage in a fire on the ground at Gdll? Airfield, Hungary. An engine test resulted in flames originating from the exhaust pipe, causing the right hand lower wing to burn out.An Antonov 2T biplane sustained significant damage in a fire on the ground at Gdll? Airfield, Hungary. An engine test resulted in flames originating from the exhaust pipe, causing the right hand lower wing to burn out.
Description
An Antonov 2T biplane sustained substantial damage in a fire on the ground at Gdll? Airfield, Hungary. No one was injured. Flames spewed from the exhaust pipe of the engine during an engine test. The right hand lower wing caught fire and burned out.
Source of Information
http://www.airportal.hu/ap/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=7941&sid=a13e2aa84dc30bd34c9d8989d5af8a05http://www.airportal.hu/ap/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=7941&sid=a13e2aa84dc30bd34c9d8989d5af8a05Primary Cause
Engine test malfunction leading to exhaust pipe fire.Engine test malfunction leading to exhaust pipe fire.Share on:
