Incident Overview

Date: Tuesday 1 November 1949
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2P
Owner/operator: Maszovlet
Registration Number: HA-LIK
Location: P‚cs/Pogany Airport – ÿ Hungary
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft experienced a significant deviation from its planned approach due to deteriorating weather conditions at P‚cs. Initial visibility was low, and the aircraft’s ceiling decreased, leading to a go-around. The pilot then executed a right turn into the clouds over mountainous terrain, resulting in an impact with the Jakab-mountain.A Li-2 aircraft experienced a significant deviation from its planned approach due to deteriorating weather conditions at P‚cs. Initial visibility was low, and the aircraft’s ceiling decreased, leading to a go-around. The pilot then executed a right turn into the clouds over mountainous terrain, resulting in an impact with the Jakab-mountain.

Description

The Li-2 airplane departed from Buda”rs at 09:35. At that time the weather conditions at P‚cs were above minima but the horizontal visibility was only 4000 m and the ceiling was 320 m. When the aircraft started the approach at P‚cs the visibility became worse, the ceiling was 240 m and the horizontal visibility decreased below 4000 m. At 10:28 the crew reported at 150 m and they were carrying out a visual approach. In addition they announced that they didn’t need the ground transmitter. After that ATC switched off the transmitter. At 10:31 the crew reported that they were executing a go around and that they required that the transmitter to be switched on the again. The aircraft started climbing but instead of making a left hand procedure turn they turned to the right into the clouds over mountainous terrain. At 10:34 the aircraft impacted the side of the Jakab-mountain.

Primary Cause

Poor weather conditions (low visibility and ceiling) during approach and subsequent flight.Poor weather conditions (low visibility and ceiling) during approach and subsequent flight.

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