06.07.2021| AN26 | RA-26085 |PTK-251 | Palana | CFIT bei der Landung

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Kein Feld in Sicht........

 

Kamtschatka: Antonov An-26 krachte in Klippen vor Flughafen | aeroTELEGRAPH

 

Alle 28 Insassen der in Kamtschatka abgestürzten Antonov An-26 sind tot. Offenbar flogen die Piloten den Flughafen bei schlechter Sicht zu tief an. 

 

Palana-Airport  ist ein Flughafen mit einer ca. 1500 m langen Landebahn ohne Navigationshilfen.

 

Der Flughafen von Palana liegt rund drei Kilometer von der Stadt entfernt. Die rund 39-jährige Antonov An-26 mit dem Kennzeichen RA-26085 flog ihn am Montag vom Meer her an. Dabei  brach sie gemäß dem Gouverneur den ersten Versuch ab, wie die Zeitung Novaya Gazeta berichtet. Bilder von den Klippen rund drei Kilometer vor dem Flughafen zeigen eine schwarze Stelle. Das deutet darauf hin, dass die Piloten den Flughafen im schlechten Wetter zu tief anflogen und in die Felswand krachten.

 

Die Behörden hatten die Fluglinie bereits im Visier und Airline wurde von Behörden mehrmals gerügt

Die 1948 gegründete Fluggesellschaft wurde kürzlich von den nationalen Luftfahrtbehörden wegen Verstößen gerügt. Laut der Nachrichtenagentur Spark-Interfax hat sie es versäumt, eine theoretische Ausbildung durchzuführen und eine Prüfung über das Fliegen in Notsituationen für mehr als 40 Mitglieder des fliegenden Personals zu organisieren. Der dritte Verstoß war, dass das Unternehmen Besatzungsmitglieder fliegen ließ, die nicht ausgebildet waren.

 

Bernd

 

 

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A Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka Aviation Antonov AN-26, registration RA-26085 performing flight PTK-251 from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana (Russia) with 22 passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Palana in foggy and cloudy conditions when contact with the aircraft was lost. The aircraft has not landed at any airport. The aircraft was later found collided with the top of the coastal slope about 3.8km (2.1nm) from the airport at position N59.1078 E159.8478, there are no signs of survivors.

A search for the aircraft is underway, two helicopter and a number of search aircraft have been dispatched to check the route of the aircraft. Both approach routes to Palana over land and over the sea are being checked. A number of ships have been dispatched to a location at the sea to investigate a location where the aircraft might have come down, emergency services report. A weak ELT signal has been discovered.

On Jul 7th 2021 Kamchatka's Emergency Ministry reported rescue and recovery forces, 51 people strong, have reached the wreckage at the foot of the cliff and have so far recovered 9 bodies and identified one of the recovered bodies. The recovery operation is difficult with winds around 18m/s (about 35 knots), waves of 1.5 meters, a visual survey of the area is underway. If weather improves a helicopter will join the efforts.

Kamchatka's regional government reported contact with the aircraft was lost just when the aircraft was maneouvering to begin the final approach about 9km (5nm) before the airport at about 15:00L (03:00Z). The aircraft had departed Petropavlovsk at 12:57L (00:57Z) and was estimated to land at 15:05L (03:05Z). The aircraft carried 22 passengers and 6 crew. The government also published a list of the passenger names.

Kamchatka's government confirmed the wreckage has been located, parts of the aircraft were found in the water some dozen meters below the coastal edge where the aircraft impacted, some parts were found on the land.

On Jul 7th 2021 Kamchatka's regional government reported, the aircraft departed from Petropavlovsk at 12:57L, was handed off to ATC control of Palana at 14:39L, received approach clearance by Palana at 14:50L (which turned out to be the last communication from the aircraft), at 15:07L it was registered that the aircraft had not contacted ATC again. The aircraft was located destroyed at 21:06L.

On Jul 7th 2021 Kamchatka's regional government also announced that the captain of the flight (35) had been employed with the airline since 2013, had accumulated more than 3300 flying hours, thereof 750 hours as captain. The first officer (28) flew for the airline for more than a year and accumulated 1253 total hours and 1091 hours on type, the flight engineer (65) was the most experienced of the crew and an "old-timer of the enterprise" and had accumulated 9300 hours total, 6900 hours on type. The navigator (49) worked for the airline since 2018 after having served in state aviation for 11 years, he accumulated 2090 hours total and 1263 hours on type. This crew team had flown together for a long time. The aircraft had been properly certified airworthy and had passed the last inspection in the week before the crash, engineers of the manufacturer had participated in that inspection. The airline stated that the AN-26 have a service life of up to 35 years, their aircraft had been sent to the manufacturer where the airframe undergoes a complete overhaul including engines for an extension of the service life. Of their 5 AN-26s 4 had been overhauled already, the fifth was scheduled to be sent to the manufacturer this week and is currently not flying.

Rosaviatsia reported a search helicopter found the wreckage at position N59.1078 E159.8478. The engines were on top of the cliff, the rest of the aircraft down in the sea at the foot of the cliff. No survivors were seen.

No weather data are available for Palana.

Rosaviatsia reported the mountains around Palana were covered in clouds with broken cloud ceiling at 300 meters/1000 feet MSL and overcast cloud at 720 meters/2400 feet MSL.

A Russian pilot provided METARs for Palana about 6.5 hours after the crash:
METAR UHPL 061000Z 19009MPS 9999 OVC040 15/09 Q1012 R11 / 010060 R29 / 010060 RMK QFE758 / 1010 =
METAR UHPL 060930Z 19007MPS 9999 OVC027 15/09 Q1012 R11 / 010060 R29 / 010060 RMHQ1012 R11 / 010060 R29 / 010060 RMH1026 OFE75 / 09 Q1012 R11 / 010060 R29 / 010060 RMK QFE758 / 1010 =
(Editorial remark: METARs of Petropavlovsk suggest the atmosperic pressure remained stable at QNH 1012hpa with QFE 1010hpa (758mm Hg which converts to 29.84 inches Hg) around Kamchatka, discussions in Russian Pilot Fora based on the METARs above consider a confusion of QNH 1012 and QFE 758 - instead of QFE 1010 - due to the transition from QFE to QNH in Russian Airspace, which would be almost 8000 feet/2400 meters difference and thus appears unlikely as a factor.)

According to NOTAM 2164/21 (see below) all RNAV and RNP instrument approach procedures for Palana were suspended from Apr 22nd 2021 to Jul 22nd 2021.

The coast at the extended runway center line of Palana's runway 11 raises about 110 meters above the sea and to about 120 meters above sea level in the area of the final position the aircraft was found at.

In 2012 another Antonov had crashed on approach to Palana, see Crash: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky AN28 near Palana on Sep 12th 2012, missing aircraft impacted a slope.