2008 Polish Air Force C-295 crash

June 2024 2008 aviation accident in Poland June 2024 Polish Air Force C-295 (cropped).jpg A Polish Air Force CASA C-295, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident 1.15 2008 Polish Air Force C-295 crash y 2008 01 23 Controlled flight into terrain in poor weather conditions Accident Mirosławiec, Poland 53 22 48 N 16 06 39 E source:kolossus-plwiki inline,title EADS CASA C-295 Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, Poland 12th Air Base, Mirosławiec, Poland POL 019 20 16 4 20 0 thumb|250px|State funeral of the crash victims thumb|250px|Memorial at crash site On 23 January 2008, a Polish Air Force EADS CASA C-295 military transport plane, flying from Warsaw, crashed in Mirosławiec as it was attempting to land at the 12th Air Base, killing all 20 passengers and crew. The 20 victims on board included high-ranking Polish air force officers.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7205810.stm Polish army plane in fatal crash BBC News 24 January 2008 18 November 2012http://www.trojmiasto.pl/wiadomosci/news.php?id_news=26571 Katastrofa samolotu wojskowego na Pomorzu Zachodnim Trojmiasto.pl 18 November 2012 Polish Among the fatalities was Brig. Gen. Andrzej Andrzejewski, commander of an air brigade based in Świdwin.2008-01-24 Twenty killed in Polish military plane crash http://www.ctvnews.ca/twenty-killed-in-polish-military-plane-crash-1.272570 https://web.archive.org/web/20240319175915/https://www.ctvnews.ca/twenty-killed-in-polish-military-plane-crash-1.272570 2024-03-19 2025-03-01 CTVNews en-CA This was the first fatal accident involving a CASA C-295. Subsequently, all Polish C-295s were grounded until further notice.Poland grounds C-295 transports after 20 killed in crash Flight Global http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/01/25/221101/poland-grounds-c-295-transports-after-20-killed-in-crash.html 25 January 2008 Investigation 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.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080123-0 ASN Aircraft accident CASA C-295M 019 Miroslawiec AB Aviation-safety.net 23 January 2008 18 November 2012 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.PROTOKÓŁ badania zdarzenia lotniczego nr 127/2008/2 – wypadku ciężkiego (katastrofy lotniczej) samolotu CASA C-295M numer 019, zaistniałego w 13 eskadrze lotnictwa transportowego z Krakowa, dnia 23 stycznia 2008 r., w środę., o godz. 19.07, w nocy IFR, Komisja Badania Wypadków Lotniczych Lotnictwa Państwowego, Warszawa, 20 marca 2008, pages 27-35 Military experts had qualified it as "the safest plane of the Polish air force".https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/01/24/internacional/1201165500.html Veinte muertos en Polonia al estrellarse un avión militar fabricado por la española CASA | elmundo.es Aftermath The Polish defence minister Bogdan Klich dismissed five air force personnel after the accident investigation concluded that multiple failings contributed to the crash.Polish air force dismisses five personnel following C-295 crash report Flight Global http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/04/14/222917/polish-air-force-dismisses-five-personnel-following-c-295-crash.html 14 April 2008 See also List of disasters in Poland by death toll 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash Notes Category:2008 in Poland Category:Aviation accidents and incidents caused by pilot error Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2008 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the EADS CASA C-295 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Poland Category:History of Poland (1989–present) Category:January 2008 in Poland Category:2008 disasters in Poland Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving military aircraft