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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Polish Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Pomeranian Voivodeship -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Malbork Military Air Base (EPMB) |
| Malbork Military Air Base (EPMB) |
On 5 May 2011, a Polish Air Force MiG-29 experienced an engine failure of one of its two Klimov RD-33 engines during flight. The aircraft was able to return to EPMB safely with its one operational engine with no damage reported to the aircraft.
As a result of the incident, Lt. Gen. Lech Majewski, the Commander in Chief of the Polish Air Force, ordered the temporary grounding of the countries MiG-29 aircraft.
Sources:
https://www.flightglobal.com/engine-incident-grounds-polands-mig-29-fleet/99920.article
https://dziennikbaltycki.pl/malbork-silnik-miga-wylaczyl-sie-podczas-lotu/ar/403272
https://dziennikbaltycki.pl/malbork-po-awarii-silnika-migi-znow-lataja/ar/413731
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2024 12:38 | Anon. | Added |
| 23-Nov-2024 13:14 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
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