The Mirosławiec air accident occurred in Poland on 23 January 2008 when an EADS CASA C-295 military transport plane crashed as it approached the Mirosławiec runway, killing all passengers and crew. The Polish Air Force plane had been flying from Warsaw to the 12th Air Base in Mirosławiec, and the 20 victims included high-ranking Polish air force officers.[1][2]
Mirosławiec air disaster
A CASA C-295 of the Polish Air Force similar to the accident aircraft.
Although this was the first serious accident of a CASA C-295, after the accident all Polish C-295s were grounded until further notice.[3] In the subsequent investigations the primary cause of the accident was determined to be an inadvertent loss of spatial and situational awareness by the aircraft crew during the landing approach in poor weather conditions, with a low cloud ceiling and little visibility.[4] A number of secondary causes and contributing factors were also found by the investigation after the accident, including deficiencies in the air traffic controllers' skills and methods of directing and controlling the landing.[5] Military experts had qualified it as "the safest plane of the Polish air force".[6]
The Polish defence minister Bogdan Klich dismissed five air force personnel after the accident investigation concluded that multiple failings contributed to the crash.[7]
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2008, polish, force, mirosławiec, crash, mirosławiec, accident, occurred, poland, january, 2008, when, eads, casa, military, transport, plane, crashed, approached, mirosławiec, runway, killing, passengers, crew, polish, force, plane, been, flying, from, warsaw. The Miroslawiec air accident occurred in Poland on 23 January 2008 when an EADS CASA C 295 military transport plane crashed as it approached the Miroslawiec runway killing all passengers and crew The Polish Air Force plane had been flying from Warsaw to the 12th Air Base in Miroslawiec and the 20 victims included high ranking Polish air force officers 1 2 Miroslawiec air disasterA CASA C 295 of the Polish Air Force similar to the accident aircraft AccidentDate23 January 2008SummaryPilot errorSiteMiroslawiec Poland53 22 48 N 16 06 39 E 53 38000 N 16 11083 E 53 38000 16 11083 Coordinates 53 22 48 N 16 06 39 E 53 38000 N 16 11083 E 53 38000 16 11083AircraftAircraft typeEADS CASA C 295OperatorPolish Air ForceRegistration019Flight originWarsaw Frederic Chopin Airport PolandDestination12th Air Base Miroslawiec PolandPassengers16Crew4Fatalities20Injuries0Survivors0State funeral of the crash victims Memorial at crash site Although this was the first serious accident of a CASA C 295 after the accident all Polish C 295s were grounded until further notice 3 In the subsequent investigations the primary cause of the accident was determined to be an inadvertent loss of spatial and situational awareness by the aircraft crew during the landing approach in poor weather conditions with a low cloud ceiling and little visibility 4 A number of secondary causes and contributing factors were also found by the investigation after the accident including deficiencies in the air traffic controllers skills and methods of directing and controlling the landing 5 Military experts had qualified it as the safest plane of the Polish air force 6 The Polish defence minister Bogdan Klich dismissed five air force personnel after the accident investigation concluded that multiple failings contributed to the crash 7 Among the fatalities was Brig Gen Andrzej Andrzejewski commander of an air brigade based in Swidwin 8 See also EditList of disasters in Poland by death toll 2010 Polish Air Force Tu 154 crashNotes Edit Polish army plane in fatal crash BBC News 24 January 2008 Retrieved 18 November 2012 Katastrofa samolotu wojskowego na Pomorzu Zachodnim in Polish Trojmiasto pl Retrieved 18 November 2012 Poland grounds C 295 transports after 20 killed in crash Flight Global 25 January 2008 ASN Aircraft accident CASA C 295M 019 Miroslawiec AB Aviation safety net 23 January 2008 Retrieved 18 November 2012 PROTOKoL badania zdarzenia lotniczego nr 127 2008 2 wypadku ciezkiego katastrofy lotniczej samolotu CASA C 295M numer 019 zaistnialego w 13 eskadrze lotnictwa transportowego z Krakowa dnia 23 stycznia 2008 r w srode o godz 19 07 w nocy IFR Komisja Badania Wypadkow Lotniczych Lotnictwa Panstwowego Warszawa 20 marca 2008 pages 27 35 Veinte muertos en Polonia al estrellarse un avion militar fabricado por la espanola CASA elmundo es Polish air force dismisses five personnel following C 295 crash report Flight Global 14 April 2008 Twenty killed in Polish military plane crash CTVNews 2008 01 24 Retrieved 2017 07 19 External links EditAccident description at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Polish Air Force C 295 Miroslawiec crash amp oldid 1133019579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
