Russia

Flight Type:

Ferry

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Chelyabinsk - Perm

MSN:

8 3 455 08

YOM:

1968

Flight number:

GIA9675

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Aircraft flight hours:

42817

Aircraft flight cycles:

14828

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful cargo flight from Moscow to Chelyabinsk where a load of 9 tons of various goods was deplaned, the aircraft was ferried to Perm. One minute after takeoff from Chelyabinsk Airport runway 09, while climbing in marginal weather conditions, the crew declared an emergency and reported smoke in the cockpit. After being cleared to return, the crew completed a circuit. During a third turn to the left, while in a left bank of 15° and at a speed of 335 km/h, both left engines failed and their propellers autofeathered. About 40 seconds later, the aircraft entered a right turn then descended to the ground and crashed in an open field located 11 km from Chelyabinsk Airport, bursting into flames. The accident occurred 8 minutes after takeoff. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 9 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the result of a loss of controllability due to the destruction of the aileron control cables while carrying out an emergency approach to Chelyabinsk Airport after smoke spread in the cabin and the cockpit. The destruction of aileron wiring occurred, presumably, in the area of the 23-25 web frames of the cargo hold. The reason for the destruction of the wiring installation has most likely been a significant heating of a control rod located in this zone, made of alloy D16-T, and its subsequent break under tension-load operation. Heating of the control rod could be a consequence of fire of the aircraft's electricity network, in immediate proximity of the control rod. This led smoke to spread in the cargo hold, unexpected triggering of alarm systems, aircraft equipment failures, and the auto-shutdown of two engines. Electrical bunch-conductors, distributors, blocks and aggregates of the aeronautical equipment, located in the 15-25 frames zone (ceiling of the cargo compartment) came under intense attack by fire, resulting in a collision collision with the ground, as a result of which it was impossible to accurately determine the primary origin and reason of the fire.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Orenburg

Date & Time: Feb 29, 2008

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

RA-43990

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Positioning

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MSN:

1G211-09

YOM:

1985

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Shortly after takeoff from Orenburg-Tsentralny Airport, while climbing with a tailwind component, the skis collided with a concrete perimeter wall. The aircraft lost height and crashed 20 metres further. All 4 crew escaped unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP in Moscow: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 2007 at 0417 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Registration:

RA-93912

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Landing (descent or approach)

Schedule:

Moscow – Omsk – Bratsk – Komsomolsk-on-Amur

MSN:

4 3 417 09

YOM:

1964

Flight number:

VAS9655

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Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Moscow-Domodedovo Airport on a cargo flight to Komsomolsk-on-Amur with intermediate stops in Omsk and Bratsk, carrying seven crew members and a load of 9,043 kilos of various equipments for the Gagarin Aircraft Manufacturing Plant in Komsomolsk. The aircraft took off from Domodedovo Airport runway 32C at 0415LT. While climbing at a height of about 70-75 metres and a speed of 295 km/h, the aircraft collided with a flock of birds that struck both engines n°3 and 4. Almost simultaneously, both right engines stopped and their respective propeller autofeathered. The aircraft lost speed, rolled to the right to an angle of 45° then entered an uncontrolled descent before crashing a wooded area located 4 km from the airport, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 7 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control and subsequent ground impact during initial climb following the failure of both right engines due to a bird strike.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Samara: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 17, 2007 at 1140 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-134

Operator:

Registration:

RA-65021

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100

Schedule:

Surgut - Samara - Belgorod

MSN:

48390

YOM:

1976

Flight number:

UT471

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Aircraft flight hours:

35154

Aircraft flight cycles:

22611

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Surgut on a flight to Belgorod with an intermediate stop in Samara, carrying 50 passengers and 7 crew members. While descending to Samara-Kurumoch Airport, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was below minimums. After the approach checklist was completed, the crew lowered the landing gear, selected flaps down at 30° and continued the approach. In poor visibility, the aircraft descended below the MDA until it struck the ground at a speed of 320 km/h and crashed 304 metres from the runway threshold and 95 metres to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft came to rest upside down and partially burned. Six passengers were killed, 21 other occupants were injured and 30 people escaped uninjured. At the time of the accident, the visibility was estimated to be 150 metres with an RVR of 200 metres for runway 23 and a vertical visibility of 300 feet in freezing fog.

Probable cause:

The decision of the crew to continue the descent below MDA in below minimums weather conditions until the aircraft impacted ground and crashed.
The following contributing factors were identified:
- Organizational, technical and procedural deficiencies in the work and interactions between the met office and ATC services as well as from the crew,
- Deficiencies in the standards and technical documentation of the Samara Airport that made it impossible for ATC to inform the crew on a timely manner about the readings from the KRAMS-4 weather station that indicated a deterioration of the weather conditions below airport minimums,
- At decision height, in the absence of reliable visual contact with the approach lights and airport environment, the flight crew failed to initiate a go-around procedure,
- ATC failure to use the full capability of the radar equipment because of contradictions in the relevant standards and procedures documents,
- Poor crew coordination and their delay in executing a missed approach procedure,
- Lack of unified federal regulations covering flight operations, ATC, met and other services, taking into account both domestic and international experience in flight safety.

Crash of a Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100SE in Moscow

Date & Time: Feb 13, 2007 at 1637 LT

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Registration:

N168CK

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Flight Type:

Positioning

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Schedule:

Moscow - Berlin

MSN:

7099

YOM:

1996

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Captain / Total flying hours:

9100

Copilot / Total flying hours:

2679

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Aircraft flight hours:

3814

Aircraft flight cycles:

1765

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Moscow to Berlin for maintenance purposes. After the crew was cleared to start up the engines, the aircraft was towed to the deicing pad where the crew requested a two-step deicing procedure. The deicing was completed at 1618LT and the crew was cleared for takeoff at 1636LT. After a course of 1,500 metres on runway 06 in snow falls, the pilot-in-command started the rotation when the aircraft rolled left and right. The right wing struck the ground, the aircraft went out of control, got inverted and crashed in a snow covered area located 450 metres further and 35 metres to the right of the runway. All three crew members escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were as follow: wind from 130 at 10 knots, horizontal visibility 1,000 metres in snow falls, vertical visibility 300 feet, OAT -6° and dewpoint at -7°.

Probable cause:

Loss of control at liftoff due to a loss of lift caused by a stall consecutive to an excessive accumulation of ice/frost on the critical surfaces despite the aircraft had been deiced/anti-iced prior to takeoff. The following findings were identified:
- The aircraft was deiced in a two-step procedure - deicing with Type I then anti-icing with Type IV. The treatment was completed at 1618LT, 19 minutes prior to the accident,
- At the time of the accident, there were moderate to strong snow falls at the airport,
- The crew did not receive the full meteorological bulletin prior to departure and failed to determine the correct holdover time,
- Referring to the actual weather conditions, the crew failed to proceed with a second deicing/anti-icing procedure,
- Lack of adequate check by crew members and/or the airline representatives regarding the quality of the anti-icing treatment,
- The crew failed to comply with AFM relating to the actual weather conditions,
- The takeoff was started at a speed that was 12 knots below the reference speed, increasing the stall condition with leading edges that were slightly contaminated with frost/ice.

Final Report:

RA-87273

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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Shaburovo

Date & Time: Dec 26, 2006

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Aramil-Uktus

Registration:

RA-33565

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Puksinka - Vagel

MSN:

1G230-02

YOM:

1988

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Circumstances:

On a flight from Puksinka to Vagel, while flying at an altitude of 300 metres, the engine lost power. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located near Shaburovo, coming to rest hanging in trees about 2 metres above the ground. All 3 crew and 10 passengers survived but the occupants sustained various injuries from jumping down from the plane that was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine problems for unknown reasons. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was operated above the MTOW.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Voronovo

Date & Time: Aug 25, 2006

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Kirovski Konny Zavod

Registration:

RA-32706

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Voronovo - Voronovo

MSN:

1G212-11

YOM:

1985

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Few minutes after takeoff from Voronovo, the crew encountered engine problems. He elected to maintain altitude but the aircraft descended, collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located 7,5 km from the departure point, bursting into flames. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Probable cause:

Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Beriev Be-103 in Khabarovsk

Date & Time: Jul 27, 2006 at 1743 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beriev Be-103

Operator:

Registration:

RA-01851

Flight Phase:

Executive/Corporate/Business

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Site: