Flight Overview
On 2 May 2009, a Mil Mi-2 helicopter registered RA-23710, operated by Kazan Aviation Enterprise (OAO Kazanskoye Aviarpredpriyatiye), conducted a medical evacuation flight. The crew consisted of a commander (PIC) and an observer pilot, the latter included per NPp GA-85 requirements. They reported for duty at 04:00 UTC to perform urgent medical assistance flights.
Crew and Preparation
At 04:20 UTC, the crew underwent a medical examination at the Kazan Airport medical station and were cleared for flight. At 06:20 UTC, they received task No. 347 from the Republican Clinical Hospital (RKB) State Medical Directorate. The mission was to transport a thoracic surgeon for an urgent consultation to the town of Mamadysh and back. The flight route was: Kazan Airport – Republican Clinical Hospital (RKB) – Mamadysh – RKB – Kazan Airport.
At 07:00 UTC, the PIC completed pre-flight checks and decided to depart to the RKB landing pad to board the passenger. Fuel was taken on 2 May 2009; total fuel on board was 1070 liters (850 kg), sufficient for the mission. The helicopter was accepted from maintenance without discrepancies.
Flight Details
At 07:08 UTC, the crew received clearance from the ATC tower (ADP) for departure. After mandatory procedures, they took off from the Kazan Airport helipad at 07:37 UTC. The takeoff and departure from the airport area proceeded without deviations from regulations. According to the crew, engine and system parameters remained normal throughout the flight.
At 07:46 UTC, the crew landed at the RKB helipad. They informed ATC of a 30-minute stop and shut down the engines. After the passenger (the thoracic surgeon) arrived, the crew began pre-flight preparations for the onward flight. The PIC started the engines and monitored the parameters. The remainder of the flight is not detailed in the source.
Conditions
All times are UTC. The flight was conducted under visual flight rules (implied by the nature of operations). No in-flight anomalies were reported up to the point of the second engine start.