Bronislav Eduardovich Yermak (or Bronislav Eduardovich Ermak (Бронислав Эдуардович Ермак); 1970-2009) was a Russian aviator and later vice president of MDM-Bank. He was known as a banker, aircraft captain, and owner of the SP-2008 aircraft (No. RA-0321G, assembled in 2008, a modernized version of the Yak-52 originally produced in 1980), which crashed on 26 April 2009 in Russia.
Biography
Born on 7 April 1970. He was an experienced pilot who trained at the Tver Aviation School in his youth (1985–1987).
From 1988 to 1992, he studied at the Tambov Higher Military Aviation School (TVVAUL), specializing as a pilot-engineer, and underwent flight training on the Tu-134UBL aircraft. He resigned from the Air Force with the rank of Lieutenant shortly after graduating.
From 1995 to 2009, he worked at MDM-Bank, rising from a trader to head of FOREX operations (margin trading) in the currency market. He was known as a responsible and serious professional.Top manager of MDM-Bank was resuscitated for an hour and a half: Experienced pilots died after plane crash into the Volga. Gzt.ru, via Aviaport , 28.04.2009.
At the aviation school, he was nicknamed "Bronya", while his banking colleagues called him "Bron" (his email address was [email protected]).
He held a private pilot license No. 3186, issued by the Russian Flying Sports Federation on 16 May 2002 (the license had no expiration date).Final report by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) on the accident investigation. 2011.
On 26 April 2009, he died in a plane crash during a training flight in Tver Oblast.
Crash Near the village of Yuryevskoye (Kalininsky District), at the "Volzhanka" resort (a landing strip and general aviation airfield operated by the Moscow-based company "Klyuch").Report by RBC : MDM-Bank vice president killed in private plane crash, 27.04.2009.
On Sunday, 26 April 2009, at 13:01 Moscow time, the crew of the SP-2008 aircraft (an upgraded Yak-52) with tail number RA-0321G, consisting of captain Bronislav Yermak and co-pilot Alexander Ludanov, took off from the airfield on a heading of 230° into aerobatic zone No. 2, located two kilometers north of the point. The planned altitude was 700 meters.
Eight minutes later, the aircraft, with no radio communication and an inoperative engine, made an emergency landing on the central part of the runway with a tailwind of 5 m/s. The plane overran the runway, destroyed the airfield arrestor barrier (net), fell into the Volga River, and overturned with the cockpit submerged. The crew was unable to escape.Report by the Russian Ministry of Transport to Regnum , 27 April 2009.
From 27 April 2009 to 18 March 2011, an official investigation was conducted by the IAC. The findings concluded:[ Accident Investigation Commission], Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC). SP-2008, RA-0321G, 26.04.2009
In 2015, the wrecked aircraft was repainted and used in film production.Conference at Volzhanka . AOPA-2015.
On Monday, 27 April 2009, an obituary and condolences to friends and family were posted on the official MDM-Bank website.
The crash received widespread coverage in Russian press and online media in late April 2009. The investigation led to scrutiny of light aviation operational standards.
See also Aerobatics MDM-Bank, later MDM Bank
References
External links B. E. Yermak at TVVAUL — short biography and photos. B. E. Yermak on the Experimental Aircraft Association website: To Remember.
About his crash: Emergency landing of Yak-52 at Yuryevskoye "Volzhanka" airfield — Russian Ministry of Transport press release, 27.04.2009. Caution: Private planes — Interfax, 27.04.2009. Crew of crashed plane near Tver drowned — Regnum, 27.04.2009. Aerial excursion ended in the Volga: Banker and military pilot killed in light aircraft crash near Tver — Svpressa.ru. Banker drowned in a plane: Yak-52 rolled into the Volga — Kommersant, 28.04.2009. Banker Bronislav Yermak killed — Banki.ru, 28.04.2009.