The An-28 crash near Palana is a catastrophe of the Russian An-28 plane on September 12, 2012 , performing a flight along the route Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Palana. The cause of the crash was a violation by the crew of the established approach procedure at Palana Airport. Alcohol was found in the blood of both crew members [1] .
| Flight 251 of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky AP | |
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| General information | |
| date | September 12, 2012 |
| Character | CFIT (crashed uphill during approach) |
| Cause | Violation by the crew of the established approach procedure at Palan airport. Alcohol was detected in the blood of both crew members [1] |
| A place |  Palana , Kamchatka Territory , Russia |
| Dead | ten |
| Aircraft | |
 Crashed plane in 2011 | |
| Model | An-28 |
| Airline | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka airline |
| Departure point | Yelizovo , Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky |
| Destination | Palana |
| Board number | RA-28715 |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Survivors | four |
Incident
An An-28 aircraft with flight number RA-28715, belonging to the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka airline of the Kamchatka MTU VT FAVT, operated a flight along the route Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Palana. At 04:28 Moscow time, the connection with the plane disappeared. Around 06:00 a rescue helicopter found the plane on the slope of Mount Pyatibratka at an altitude of about 200 m, 10 km from Palana Airport, completely destroyed [2] . Killed 10 people out of 14 on board the aircraft. All survivors were thrown from the tail of the aircraft after hitting the ground [3] .
Investigation
In accordance with the Russian air legislation, the Interstate Aviation Committee formed a commission to investigate this accident, which included representatives of the Federal Air Transport Agency and Roshydromet . A parametric recorder and a GPS receiver were found at the crash site [4] .
According to the Interstate Aviation Committee: “The cause of the crash of the An-28 RA-28715 aircraft was a violation by the crew of the established approach procedure at Palan airport, which resulted in a flight outside the approach route and premature reduction to a height below the minimum safe level when flying in mountainous terrain, in weather conditions that exclude sustained visual contact with landmarks, which led to a collision of the aircraft with a mountainside, its destruction and the death of the crew and passengers. "
Damage and Insurance Payments
The collective accident insurance agreement for the crew of the aircraft was concluded with the RESO-Garantia insurance company , which paid the families of two dead pilots 100 thousand rubles each (the airline paid another 100 thousand rubles to the relatives, the local budget added 200 thousand rubles ) [5] . The airline’s liability insurance was provided by the Tit insurance company, which paid relatives of 8 dead passengers at 2.025 million rubles (the total amount of insurance payments is 16.5 million rubles) [6] . These risks were reinsured by the reinsurance company Moskva Re, which compensated the insurance company Tit for 4.1 million rubles [7] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 FINAL Investigation Report of the Interstate Aviation Committee Archived March 4, 2016 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Crash of An-28 in Kamchatka. Flight at a cost in life . RIA Novosti (September 12, 2012). Archived December 12, 2012.
- ↑ Survivors of the crash of An-28 in Kamchatka told what saved them from death . News.ru (September 13, 2012).
- ↑ AN-28 Archived December 13, 2012 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ RESO-Garantiya will pay to the families of the fallen AN-38 pilots 100 thousand rubles . " Business Petersburg " (September 17, 2012). - The pilots of the crashed in Kamchatka AN-28 were insured under a collective accident insurance agreement with RESO-Garantia. Relatives of the victims will soon receive 100 thousand rubles. Another 300 thousand rubles will be added by the employer and the regional administration. Date of treatment December 17, 2013.
- ↑ IC “TIT” made payment under the civil liability insurance contract for aircraft owners and carriers . IC "Tit" (February 27, 2008). - IC TIT paid in the amount of RUB 16,500,000.00. To beneficiaries under a civil liability insurance contract for aircraft owners and carriers. Date of treatment December 17, 2013.
- ↑ The company Moscow Re OJSC paid a loss of 4.1 million rubles . Moscow Re (April 17, 2013). - On April 16, 2013, Moscow Re OJSC paid reinsurance indemnity in the amount of US $ 131 thousand to TIT insurance company for an air carrier’s liability loss. Date of treatment December 17, 2013.