Crash of an Antonov AN-26B in Antalya
Date & Time:
Nov 9, 2002 at 1900 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RA-26012
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Asmara – Port Sudan – Hurghada – Antalya
MSN:
100 07
YOM:
1980
Flight number:
TMN9012
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
19
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Asmara to Antalya with intermediate stops in Port Sudan and Hurghada, carrying helicopter crews back in Russia. On approach to Antalya by night, the crew was informed about the poor weather conditions at destination with thunderstorm activity, visibility limited to two km, wind from 220 gusting at 35 knots. ATC advised the crew to maintain heading and to initiate a go-around in case they would not establish a visual contact with the runway. On short final, the left engine struck a 10 metres high electric pole. The aircraft lost height and crashed on a road located 1,325 metres short of runway and 550 metres to the left of its extended centerline. All 27 occupants were rescued, among them eight were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The following findings were identified:
- The crew mistook the road lights for the airport lights and descended to low,
- The crew continued the approach after passing the MDA,
- The crew failed to initiate a go-around procedure,
- Limited visibility due to poor weather conditions,
- Some ATC instructions lead to confusion,
- Informations related to weather condition were inaccurate.
- The crew mistook the road lights for the airport lights and descended to low,
- The crew continued the approach after passing the MDA,
- The crew failed to initiate a go-around procedure,
- Limited visibility due to poor weather conditions,
- Some ATC instructions lead to confusion,
- Informations related to weather condition were inaccurate.
Crash of a Beechcraft 350 Super King Air in Istanbul: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 5, 1998 at 1210 LT
Operator:
Registration:
TC-DHA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Istanbul - Antalya
MSN:
FL-37
YOM:
1991
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Istanbul-Atatürk Airport, on a positioning flight to Antalya, the crew reported technical problems and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and eventually collided with containers stored by the apron, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.
Crash of a Boeing 727-2F2 near Isparta: 154 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 19, 1976 at 2315 LT
Operator:
Registration:
TC-JBH
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Istanbul - Antalya
MSN:
20982
YOM:
1974
Flight number:
TK452
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
146
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
154
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Istanbul-Yeşilköy Airport at 2245LT on a scheduled flight to Antalya, carrying 146 passengers and a crew of eight. After passing over the Afyon VOR at an altitude of 25,000 feet, the crew requested the permission to descend to 13,000 feet. A 2311LT, the captain reported Antalya city lights in sight and started the descent to runway 36. At this time, the real position of the aircraft was about 100 km north of Antalya. Four minutes later, while descending by night under VFR mode at an altitude of 3,700 feet, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Karakaya (1,371 metres high) located south of Isparta. The airplane disintegrated on impact and debris were found at an altitude of 1,130 metres. All 154 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The airplane was descending by night under VFR mode to Isparta instead of Antalya after the flying crew mistook the city lights of Antalya with the ones of Isparta (100 km to the north). This error of judgment on part of the crew caused the aircraft to initiate the descent prematurely and to struck the mountain that the crew failed to locate due to lack of visual references. In consequence, the accident was the result of a controlled flight into terrain following navigational errors.
