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Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Igarka: 12 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 2010 at 0119 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

RA-46524

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Krasnoyarsk - Igarka

MSN:

4 73 100 03

YOM:

1974

Flight number:

KTK9357

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Captain / Total flying hours:

17250

Captain / Total hours on type:

14205.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

5838

Copilot / Total hours on type:

2670

Aircraft flight hours:

53760

Aircraft flight cycles:

38383

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Krasnoyarsk on a night schedule flight to Igarka, carrying 11 passengers and 4 crew members. On approach to Igarka Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a visibility below minimums due to fog. On final, the pilot-in-command was unable to establish a visual contact with the ground but continued the approach. The aircraft descended below the glide, collided with trees and crashed 477 metres short of runway 12 and 234 metres to the right of its extended centerline, bursting into flames. All 11 passengers were killed while all four crew members survived. The following day, the stewardess died from her injuries.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the crew descended in IMC conditions below the glide without visual contact with the ground. The following contributing factors were identified:
- The failure of the crew to initiate a go-around procedure,
- Incorrect weather forecast with regards to cloud ceiling, visibility and severe weather (fog),
- Inaccurate information about the actual weather on the glide path at the Middle Marker with course 117°, radioed to the crew 40 minutes before the accident.

Final Report:

Crash of an Antonov AN-12A in Norilsk: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1992 at 1245 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-11896

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Andijan – Omsk – Norilsk

MSN:

3 3 409 06

YOM:

1963

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Aircraft flight hours:

15654

Aircraft flight cycles:

6487

Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Andijan to Norilsk with an intermediate stop in Omsk, carrying five passengers, seven crew members and a load of 12 tons of fruits. En route from Omsk to Norilsk, the crew was forced to divert to Igarka Airport due to poor weather conditions at destination. Finally, the aircraft departed Igarka on the last leg of the day. Upon arrival at Norilsk, weather conditions were as follow: overcast with clouds down to 100 metres, visibility 2,410 metres, mist, heavy rain falls, OAT 0° and humidity 98%. On short final, after he established a visual contact with the ground, the captain realized that his position was wrong as the airplane was approaching the runway 220 metres from its threshold but 330 metres to the left of its extended centerline. The captain decided to initiate a go-around procedure when the aircraft pitched up to an angle of 16°. With such excessive angle of attack, the aircraft rolled to the left then struck the ground to the left of the runway. It rolled for about 60 metres then took off again. With a nose-up attitude of 14°, the aircraft climbed with a rate of 7 metres per second until the height of 55 metres then stalled again. It rolled to the right by angle of 45° and struck the ground at a speed of 200 km/h before crashing 1,332 metres past the runway end. The copilot and a passenger were seriously injured while 10 other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of a wrong approach configuration on part of the crew who allowed the aircraft to deviate from the approach glide above the permissible limit. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Unsatisfactory crew interactions during the approach procedure,
- Once the decision altitude was reached, the captain unreasonably left the controls to the copilot,
- The crew decided to continue the descent beyond the minimum decision height without visual contact with the runway/approach lights,
- The decision to initiate a go-around procedure was taken too late,
- The performance level of the crew may have been reduced due to a long shift,
- Poor weather conditions at destination airport.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Igarka: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1958 at 1107 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-N588

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Supply

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1 22 473 10

YOM:

1952

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Crashed in unknown circumstances some 60 km from Igarka, killing all three crew members.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Serkovo: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1951 at 0931 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L4775

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Turukhansk – Igarka

MSN:

184 340 04

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Flight number:

SU033

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Aircraft flight hours:

1470

Circumstances:

The crew left Turukhansk Airport in the morning in marginal weather conditions consisting of rain falls and a visibility estimated between 4 and 10 km. About 115 km north of Turukhansk, the visibility dropped to one km and the pilot-in-command modified his route and decided to reduce his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit tree tops with its left wing. It continued for one km then banked left and crashed in a dense wooded area located about 25 km north of the village of Serkovo. All four crew members and two passengers were killed while 9 other passengers were injured, three seriously.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the crew decided to fly under visual flight rules in IFR conditions and below minima. Also, the pilot-in-command modified his route without prior permission, which was considered as a contributory factor.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C Condor into the Kara Sea

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-N400

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Igarka – Arkhangelsk

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Circumstances:

Enroute, the crew encountered technical problems with two engines that should be shut down and their propeller feathered. Few minutes later, a third engine failed and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in the icy bay of Bajdarackaja Guba located in the south part of the Kara Sea. The aircraft crashed landed on ice and came to rest with its right wing broken in two and the engine number one sheared off. All 21 occupants were evacuated 16 days later. Recently imported in Russia, the aircraft totalized 90 flying hours only.