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| Date: | Wednesday 21 September 2022 |
| Time: | 15:53 LT |
| Type: |  Kamov Ka-32S |
| Owner/operator: | Avialift Vladivostok |
| Registration: | RA-31591 |
| MSN: | 8713 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Çardak district, Denizli province -
 Türkiye
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Kastamonu |
| Marmaris | |
| Investigating agency: | MAK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A firefighting Kamov Ka-32S crashed under unknown circumstances in Çardak district, Denizli province.
Two occupants died in the crash and five were injured. The helicopter was destroyed.
Conclusion:
The aviation accident involving the Ka-32S helicopter with registration RA-31591 occurred during an emergency landing, necessitated by the auto-shutdown (engine stoppage) of both engines in flight due to complete fuel exhaustion. The contributing factors, most likely, were as follows:
- Failure of the crew to initially plan for an intermediate landing to refuel;
- Errors by the crew in calculating the required amount of fuel for the flight, associated with not accounting for increased fuel consumption during terrain-following flight instead of flying at a constant altitude;
- Failure to make a decision to select a landing site and perform an emergency landing upon activation of the low fuel warning, followed by the self-shutdown of one of the engines;
- Unjustified selection of the flight mode (altitude, speed), practically excluding a safe transition to autorotation mode in the event of engine failure;
- Individual-psychological characteristics of the captain, who made decisions and actively piloted during the final stage of the flight, characterized by a lack of criticality and disregard for the risks that, in emergency flight conditions, led to unjustified (risky) decisions taken contrary to the provisions of the flight manual.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://mak-iac.org/en/rassledovaniya/ka-32s-ra-31591-21-09-2022/
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/1-injured-after-firefighting-helicopter-crashes-in-turkiye/news
https://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-son-dakika-marmaris-teki-yangini-sondurmek-icin-havalanan-rusya-ya-ait-yangin-s-15297112/
https://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-mugla-haberleri-marmaris-teki-yangina-mudahaleye-giden-helikopter-15297404/
https://www.thk.org.tr/haberdetaygetir?h_id=40
https://aviateka.su/all-airlines/russia-ak/aviakompaniya-avialift-vladivostok/
https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/09/21/russian-helicopter-crash-turkey/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/wildfire-breaks-out-in-turkeys-seaside-resort-of-marmaris/2022/09/21/65c63472-39a0-11ed-b8af-0a04e5dc3db6_story.html
https://fireaviation.com/2022/09/21/firefighting-helicopter-crashes-in-turkey-killing-two/
https://mak-iac.org/en/rassledovaniya/ka-32s-ra-31591-21-09-2022/
Final Report: https://mak-iac.org/upload/iblock/aa3/7s2kjbfcpfw7ijdp6g1golgk955avvlb/report_ra-31591.pdf
https://russianplanes.net/images/to163000/162290.jpg (photo)
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Marmaris'te çıkan yangına müdahale etmek için giden yangın söndürme helikopterinin Denizli'nin Çardak ilçesinde düştüğünü üzülerek öğrendim. Kazada hayatını kaybedenlere Allah’tan rahmet, yaralılara acil şifalar diliyorum. pic.twitter.com/aBWmqd0hoh
— Alim Karaca (@alimkaraca48) September 21, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2022 14:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Sep-2022 14:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2022 15:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2022 15:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 21-Sep-2022 16:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Sep-2022 08:54 | vasilf | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2022 11:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 27-Sep-2022 06:15 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Sep-2022 06:15 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2023 10:57 | Hirurg | Updated |
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