Possible causes of the crash (4) – The plane abruptly lost altitude

On April 10, 2010, a Polish Tupolev 154M-101 military aircraft crashed close Smolensk (Russia), killing all passengers and crew. The immediate origin of the accident was that the plane was flying besides low erstwhile approaching for landing. – Why was the plane flying besides low in this phase of the flight? It is very likely that the plane was on a good course and at a good altitude until […]