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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Kobyay
Date & Time:
Apr 23, 2001 at 1745 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RA-01122
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pokrovsk – Magan – Kobyay – Sangar
MSN:
1G238-04
YOM:
1990
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
2135
Aircraft flight cycles:
3112
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Pokrovsk on an ambulance flight to Sangar with intermediate stops in Magan and Kobyay. On approach to Kobyay Airport, the aircraft was too high and its speed was excessive. Rather than initiating a go-around procedure, the captain continued the approach and landed 375 metres pas the runway threshold (the runway length is 600 metres). Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, collided with various obstacles and came to rest 50 metres further. The crew did not report the incident to the company and decided to take off few minutes later. After liftoff, the aircraft was unable to gain sufficient speed and height. It struck trees and crashed in a snow covered terrain, bursting into flames. All 13 occupants were injured, among them five seriously. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the captain was intoxicated at the time of the accident and that he started the mission from Pokrovsk already drunk. He took the decision to take off from Kobyay Airstrip despite the propeller blades have been damaged during the previous overrun.
Crash of an Antonov AN-70 in Omsk
Date & Time:
Jan 27, 2001
Operator:
Registration:
UR-NTK
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Omsk - Yakutsk
MSN:
77 01 02
YOM:
1997
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Omsk Airport on a test flight to Yakutsk, carrying 22 passengers and a crew of 11 in order to perform a test flight in low-temperature flight conditions, as part of the Ukrainian manufacturer's certification program. During initial climb, at a height of 20 metres, the engine n°3 lost power. The crew increased power on all three other engines and continued to climb. Less than 25 seconds laters, at a height of about 60 metres, the engine n°1 failed. The captain attempted an emergency landing in a snow covered terrain located 660 metres past the runway end. The aircraft belly landed and came to rest with severe damages to the fuselage (almost broke in two at wings level) and engines. All 33 occupants were rescued, among them four were injured, two seriously.
Probable cause:
The loss of power on engine n°3 was the result of the rupture of a hydraulic line located near the rotor. This failure caused a reduction of the blades' rotation on both propellers (counter-rotating system), creating severe vibrations. The crew increased power on all three remaining engines when a technical malfunction occurred on an electric sensor coupled to the turbine of the engine n°1, causing the automatic control unit to fail and the engine n°1 to stop.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Cheboksary
Date & Time:
Nov 5, 2000
Registration:
RA-46499
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2 73 083 02
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at Cheboksary Airport, after V1 speed, the crew decided to abort. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, lost its nose gear and came to rest 270 metres further. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced to 350 metres due to foggy conditions.
Crash of an Antonov AN-12BK in Petrel
Date & Time:
Oct 3, 2000
Operator:
Registration:
04 red
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8 34 60 05
YOM:
1968
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing, the four engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest 200 metres further. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-28 in Tigil
Date & Time:
Sep 19, 2000
Registration:
RA-28950
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tigil – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
MSN:
1AJ009-16
YOM:
1991
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from a waterlogged and unpaved runway in Tigil, the crew decided to abort as the aircraft was unable to reach a sufficient speed. Despite the situation, the crew attempted a second takeoff manoeuvre during which control was lost. The aircraft deviated to the left, veered off runway and struck an embankment before coming to rest in a ditch. All 11 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Baykit
Date & Time:
Aug 2, 2000 at 1015 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RA-32718
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Yeniseysk - Yeniseysk
MSN:
1G212-23
YOM:
1985
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Yeniseysk in good weather conditions on a local geophysical mission over the region of Baykit, carrying two passengers and three crew members. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was limited due to low clouds. The crew reduced his altitude to 65 metres to maintain a visual contact with the ground. When facing trees, the pilot-in-command elected to gain height. At a speed of 115 km/h, the aircraft contacted tree tops and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain. All five occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The crew continued the flight at an unsafe altitude until the aircraft contacted trees and crashed.
Crash of an Ilyushin II-76MD at Privolzhskiy AFB
Date & Time:
Jun 20, 2000 at 1750 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RA-76723
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Makhatchkala – Privolzhskiy – Vozzhayevka – Khabarovsk
MSN:
00734 75245
YOM:
1987
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
221
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Makhachkala on a flight to Khabarovsk with intermediate stops at Privolzhskiy AFB and Vozzhayevka AFB, carrying 221 passengers and a crew of seven on behalf of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Some 23 minutes after takeoff from Privolzhskiy AFB, while cruising at an altitude of 6,100 metres, the crew encountered technical problems with the fuel system and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. While descending to Privolzhskiy AFB, the flaps could not be lowered and a fire erupted in the left wing. After touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest 200 metres further, bursting into flames. All 232 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
An in-flight fire occurred in the area between the second and third flap tracks on the left wing, which led to a failure of the fuel lines, hydraulic systems and flap control systems. The most likely cause of the fire was a production flaw, causing electric wires to touch the hydraulic system pipeline, which led to a chafing of the insulation of the wires, their short circuit with subsequent piercing of the pipeline and ignition. The unsuitability of fire extinguishing means and the unpreparedness of the fire brigade of the Privolzhskiy AFB to extinguish fires on aircraft with a flight mass of more than 50 tons led to the destruction by fire of the aircraft on the ground.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Tomuzlovskoye: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 16, 2000 at 0845 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RA-33443
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tomuzlovskoye - Tomuzlovskoye
MSN:
1G227-53
YOM:
1988
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Tomuzlovskoye, while climbing to a height of about 20-30 metres, the aircraft stalled from the tail. It rolled to the left then stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All three occupants, two pilots and one mechanic, were killed.
Probable cause:
The aircraft stalled following a super critical angle of attack during initial climb for unknown reasons, possibly following interferences in the aircraft control.
