2008 Polish Air Force C-295 Mirosławiec crash


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. Military experts had qualified it as the safest plane of the Polish air force.
The Polish defence minister Bogdan Klich dismissed five air force personnel after the accident investigation concluded that multiple failings contributed to the crash.

Fatalities

From 1st Tactical Air Force Brigade in Świdwin
From 12th Air Base in Mirosławiec
From 8th Tactical Squadron in Mirosławiec
From 21st Air Base in Świdwin
From 22nd Air Base in Malbork
From 40. Tactical Squadron in Świdwin
CASA C-295M 019 crew