Flight History
On 19 September 2018, a WSK PZL-Mielec AN-2 aircraft, registration YU-BRK, operated by СТС Авијација д. о. о., departed from Lisčiji Jarak airport at 17:00 LT for an agricultural flight (mosquito spraying) over the city of Jagodina. The aircraft flew visually via the route Lisčiji Jarak–Grocka–Smederevska Palanka, arriving over the Jagodina area at an altitude of approximately 150 meters. At 17:45 LT, the aircraft was above the village of Novo Lanište.
Emergency
While the crew was checking the spraying system and preparing for the first pass, they felt vibrations from the engine. Almost immediately, oil began spreading across the left side of the windshield, soon covering all cabin windows. Dense black smoke appeared in the cabin, and fragments of flame were seen in front of the windshield. The pilot-in-command decided to perform a forced landing.
Landing and Damage
The pilot selected an uninhabited overgrown field in the flight path for the forced landing. During the approach, the left wing struck trees, causing the aircraft to yaw left and rotate around the vertical axis. It touched the ground while rotating, then slid and continued rotating nearly 180 degrees from the approach direction, breaking the landing gear. The aircraft came to a stop without overturning. Both crew members were uninjured. The aircraft sustained heavy structural damage.