An-2 TBC-2MC (Honeywell remotorized) crashed in Naryan-Mar
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An-2 TBC-2MC (Honeywell remotorized) crashed in Naryan-Mar
At takeoff
11 on board, 2 reported dead (woman and child)
IAC: http://mak-iac.org/en/rassledovaniya...60-19-12-2017/
Plane: https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/111965
UPD: 2 dead on site, 2 in hospital which brings death count to 4 now
UPD2: Preliminary cause according to MAC (IAC) is engine failure.
11 on board, 2 reported dead (woman and child)
IAC: http://mak-iac.org/en/rassledovaniya...60-19-12-2017/
Plane: https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/111965
UPD: 2 dead on site, 2 in hospital which brings death count to 4 now
UPD2: Preliminary cause according to MAC (IAC) is engine failure.
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Control Problems?
Looks like a control problem-not hot dogging. Something like a control lock or aft c.g, or control system FOD.
Once the crew recognized the uncontrollable pitch up, seems like they did a pretty good job by rolling to the nearest horizon and letting the nose fall, but they were not quite able to roll back to wings level before intersecting the ground. Their sink rate was nearly stopped, and that must account for the relatively low fatality count.
I was not able to get the Russian link to open, so I do not have the local comment that probably is more specific as to cause.
The two fatalities are a sad reminder of the inherent dangers in aviation. R.I.P.
Once the crew recognized the uncontrollable pitch up, seems like they did a pretty good job by rolling to the nearest horizon and letting the nose fall, but they were not quite able to roll back to wings level before intersecting the ground. Their sink rate was nearly stopped, and that must account for the relatively low fatality count.
I was not able to get the Russian link to open, so I do not have the local comment that probably is more specific as to cause.
The two fatalities are a sad reminder of the inherent dangers in aviation. R.I.P.
Looks more like a control lock problem. A controllable AN2 you get about anywhere on the ground so no need to turn back to the runway. They where obvious too slow. Even if the pilot had the idea to turn back he would have traded that little altitude for speed.
I guess the footage could be interpreted in different ways. Looks to me like a stall with the right wing dropping, picking up a bit and then turning into the beginnings of a spin. We'll have to wait for the report to know for sure of course.
An engine failure should not have this consequences, particularly on the AN2. Looks like loss of control, question is why. Turn back to the field could be one reason but again, why you can land the AN2 almost eveywhere.
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The AN2 cannot stall, the worst it can do is mush into the ground at parachute descent speed. SOP for engine failure in IMC is stick hard back, slats open automagically and it mushes harmlessly into whatever terrain is around.The only logical reason for this one as filmed is an elevator jam hard upwards.
They did well to manage to hit the ground in a level attitude.
They did well to manage to hit the ground in a level attitude.
Must be a rare thing to have some turboprop fail this way. Hope they used the right fuel.
The AN2 cannot stall, the worst it can do is mush into the ground at parachute descent speed. SOP for engine failure in IMC is stick hard back, slats open automagically and it mushes harmlessly into whatever terrain is around.The only logical reason for this one as filmed is an elevator jam hard upwards.
They did well to manage to hit the ground in a level attitude.
They did well to manage to hit the ground in a level attitude.
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Thats one thing I was never daft enough to try. Not sure if it is even possible with the original piston engine.
Lots of fun tricks like landing with zero ground speed or even backwards in a headwind but aerobatics was never on my list.
Lots of fun tricks like landing with zero ground speed or even backwards in a headwind but aerobatics was never on my list.
It's not certified for aerobatics.
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I watched an An2 get airborne at the piano keys at Holguin, Cuba. He was airborne at probably over 100' by the time he had passed the far end of the keys. He took off with most of the runway behind him and about 200' beyond the keys in front. With a slight tailwind.
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Standard ICAO threshold markings are 30 m long, which is close enough to 100 ft, so if he was airborne at the markings, and 100 ft in the air at the far end of the markings, that would mean that he climbed 100 fr in 100 ft, or a climb angle of 45 degrees ... with a tailwind.
That seems a bit ... improbable.
That seems a bit ... improbable.