Jalal-Abad | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

After landing at Jalal-Abad Airport, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Jalal-Abad

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1989

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

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CCCP-87391

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Bishkek - Jalal-Abad

MSN:

9 41 03 33

YOM:

1974

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Following a wrong approach configuration, the crew completed the landing at an excessive speed in a nose-down attitude. Upon touchdown, the aircraft bounced three times then veered off runway and came to rest. All 30 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Bishkek

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1989

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-87509

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Jalal-Abad - Bishkek

MSN:

9 52 11 40

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1975

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While descending to Bishkek, the hydraulic systems failed at an altitude of 5,700 meters. The crew continued the approach when the captain informed ATC that he was unable to lower the gear. The crew completed a belly landing on a grassy area parallel to the main runway at Bishkek Airport. The aircraft slid on a certain distance before coming to rest. While all 43 occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Failure of the main hydraulic system due to the loss of the cap of the hydraulic tank caused by the destruction of the nut due to fatigue caused by structural and manufacturing faults.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Jalal-Abad: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1979 at 1231 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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CCCP-07837

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Jalal-Abad – Komsomol

MSN:

1G169-52

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1976

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Aircraft flight hours:

2002

Aircraft flight cycles:

6845

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Jalal-Abad to the "Komsomol" Airstrip in the Bazar-Kurgan district of the Osh region. nine minutes after takeoff, he encountered below-minima weather conditions (low clouds and fog) over the Kara-Kiyakyr Mountain Range. The decision to return was taken too late so the aircraft entered a layer of fog and crashed at a height of 970 metres into the slope of a mountain (1,163 metres high) located west of Suzak (at N40°53' E72°51', some 10.5 km southwest of Jalal-Abad Airport). One of the two pilots and the sole passenger (an aircraft mechanic) were killed and the sole survivor was injured.

Probable cause:

Decision of the captain to continue the flight in below-minima weather conditions and his decision to return was too late. It was also reported that ATC failed to inform the crew about the minimum safe altitude in the area and the fact that weather conditions deteriorated en route. Finally, weather bulletin published by meteorologist were incomplete.