Summary Pilot error Passengers 16 Injuries (non-fatal) 0 Date 23 January 2008 Total fatalities 20 (all) Passenger count 16 | Site Mirosławiec, Poland Crew 4 Survivors 0 Operator Polish Air Force Survivor 0 | |
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Destinations 12th Air Base, Mirosławiec, Poland Similar 2008 Macedonian Armed Fo, Belavia Flight 1834, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122, 2008 Aéreo Ruta Maya crash, Yeti Airlines Flight 103 | ||
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.
Although this was the first serious accident of a CASA C-295, after the accident all Polish C-295s were grounded until further notice. 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. 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.
The Polish defence minister Bogdan Klich dismissed five air force personnel after the accident investigation concluded that multiple failings contributed to the crash.