Kiev-Zhuliany-Igor Sikorsky

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Antalya - Kiev

MSN:

49946/1898

YOM:

1991

Flight number:

BAY4406

Location:

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Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

160

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

11548

Captain / Total hours on type:

5580.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

12514

Copilot / Total hours on type:

3580

Aircraft flight hours:

43105

Aircraft flight cycles:

46810

Circumstances:

On June 14, 2018, according to the flight assignment, BAY 4406 charter flight en-route Antalya - Kyiv (Zhulyany) on MD-83 aircraft, state and registration number UR-CPR of Bravo Airways, was operated by PIC, co-pilot and five flight attendants. According to PIC’s Statement, the flight was delayed by 6 hours (departure time - 03:30 pm.) The Investigation Team did not establish the departure time from Antalya Airport. According to the PIC, the crew arrived at the airport at 02:00 pm. The takeoff time was 03:41 pm. The airline said the flight was delayed because of the aircraft non-arrival. Bravo Airways is the aircraft operator responsible for the flight and technical operation of the aircraft, maintaining its airworthiness and ensuring the flight safety. The Pilot Flying duties were performed by the PIC, and the Pilot Monitoring was the co-pilot. In accordance with the flight assignment, the PIC cross checked the copilot. According to his Statement, the flight preparation of the crew was carried out one and a half hours before the actual departure at Antalya Airport (PIC received aeronautical and meteorological information from a representative of Turkish Ground Services), after which, the PIC took a decision to perform the flight. Climb and level flight were performed in a normal mode. Landing approach was carried out to RW08 in the conditions of thunderstorm activity with ILS system. At 05:40 pm, at landing on the aerodrome of the Kyiv International Airport (Zhulyany) (hereinafter – Kyiv (Zhulyany) Aerodrome), during the landing run, at the distance of 1260 m from the entrance threshold, the aircraft suffered a runway excursion to the left of the air strip and stopped outside the cleared and graded area of the air strip at the distance of 123 m from the runway center line (according to the tire footprints at the occurrence site.) As a result of the accident, the aircraft has sustained substantial damage, in particular, to the structural elements. None of passengers or crew members received serious injuries.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident, i.e. runway excursion of MD-83 UR-CPR aircraft operated by Bravo Airways, which took place on June 14, 2018 at the Kyiv (Zhulyany) Aerodrome at performance of flight BAY 4406 en-route Antalya-Kyiv (Zhulyany) – was the PIC’s decision to continue the landing at the Kyiv (Zhulyany) Aerodrome in the thunderstorm conditions with the following main factors:
- non-stabilized approach for landing, starting from the height of 1,000 feet;
- spoiler non-deployment by the crew;
- incorrect crew actions in application of the reverse thrust on a wet runway (EPR>1.3).
Contributing Factors:
- Air traffic control service in the classified airspace of Ukraine, which is required by the Order of the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine dated April 16, 2003, No. 293, was not provided to the crew in full;
- Wind variable in strength and direction;
- Probably, the crew’s failure to listen to the latest ATIS reports for the Kyiv (Zhulyany) Aerodrome;
- Bravo Airways Operator's Manual does not contain landing approach procedures;
- Low-quality pre-flight preparation, pre-landing preparation, checklist reading and completion at all flight stages.

Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft C90B King Air in Kiev: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 2007 at 1759 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 90 King Air

Operator:

Registration:

D-IBDH

Flight Phase:

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Hradec Králové – Kiev

MSN:

LJ-1307

YOM:

1992

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Captain / Total flying hours:

18200

Captain / Total hours on type:

900.00

Aircraft flight hours:

3257

Aircraft flight cycles:

3639

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Hradec Králové on an exec flight to Kiev with four passengers and one pilot on board. On final approach to Kiev-Zhuliany Airport, the pilot encountered poor visibility (below minimums) and descended too fast and too low. On short final, at a speed of 220 knots, the aircraft impacted ground and crashed in a wasteland located 2,590 metres short of runway 08 and 48 metres to the right of its extended centerline. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all five occupants were killed, among them the CEO of the Czech company Minib that bought the aircraft last 28 November. According to Czech Authorities, the aircraft was to be transferred to the Czech Republic Registry within January 2008. At the time of the accident, the horizontal visibility was 900 metres and the vertical visibility was 100 feet due to low clouds.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the aircraft impacted ground after the pilot continued the approach in below minima weather conditions.
The following findings were identified:
- The pilot continued the descent below MDA until the aircraft impacted ground,
- Few seconds prior to the accident, ATC instructed twice the pilot to initiate a go-around procedure, but this was too late,
- The pilot was approaching the airport at an excessive speed and below the glide,
- Poor visibility due to low clouds (below minimums).

Final Report:

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Minsk: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1979 at 1305 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-46807

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Dnipropetrovsk - Kiev - Minsk

MSN:

67302109

YOM:

1976

Flight number:

SU7502

Location:

Minsk-Loshitsa (Minsk-1)

City of Minsk

Country:

Belarus

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

23844

Aircraft flight cycles:

17627

Circumstances:

The approach to Minsk-1 Airport was initiated in poor weather conditions with low ceiling, limited visibility and icing conditions. On final, while in a slight nose down attitude, at a speed of 140 km/h, the airplane struck the ground and crashed in a snow covered field located 5,280 meters short of runway threshold. Three passengers were seriously injured while 11 other occupants were killed. Few hours later, two of the three survivors died from their injuries. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a premature deactivation of the deicing systems while completing an approach in icing conditions with flaps deployed at 38°. This caused the aircraft to be unstable on its longitudinal axis and to come uncontrollable. Various flight tests to determine the longitudinal stability and controllability characteristics during a flight in icing conditions had not been carried out.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24 in Kiev: 48 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1976 at 2130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-46722

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Chernivtsi - Kiev

MSN:

3 73 003 02

YOM:

1963

Flight number:

SU36N

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

27244

Aircraft flight cycles:

24754

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Chernivtsi, the crew started the descent to Kiev-Zhuliany Airport in limited visibility due to foggy conditions and snow. On final approach, at a distance of 2,500 metres from runway threshold, the airplane descended below the glideslope. The crew continued the approach and passed below the decision height while he did not have the runway in sight. The airplane struck the concrete base of the inner marker located 1,265 metres short of runway, rolled for 115 metres and crashed on a railway embankment. Seven occupants were seriously injured while 48 others were killed. At the time of the accident, the horizontal visibility was 600 metres and the vertical visibility was 50 metres.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew who descended below the decision height without any visual contact with the runway in limited visibility until the aircraft contacted ground. Deficiencies and inadequacies by ATC at Kiev-Zhuliany Airport were considered as contributing factors as informations transmitted to the crew did not reflect the truth.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14M in Kiev: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1974 at 1528 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-14

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-91515

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Calibration

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Kiev - Donetsk - Voroshilovgrad

MSN:

1470 014 25

YOM:

1957

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Aircraft flight hours:

19892

Aircraft flight cycles:

16481

Circumstances:

The crew departed Kiev-Zhuliany Airport bound for Donetsk and Voroshilovgrad on a calibration flight. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the pilot informed ATC about a fire on the right engine. The crew was cleared to return for an emergency landing but the situation deteriorated quickly when the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in a field located 10,8 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine that caught fire during initial climb after a fuel line ruptured, maybe due to fatigue cracks or corrosion.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 near Kiev: 29 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1974 at 2205 LT

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-87579

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Khmelnytskyi – Kiev

MSN:

9 22 11 22

YOM:

1972

Flight number:

SU166N

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

2368

Aircraft flight cycles:

2068

Circumstances:

On a night approach to Kiev-Zhuliany Airport, while initiating a fourth turn to join the approach path, the airplane struck the ground at a speed of 420 km/h, gear and flaps up. It crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 16 km west of the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 29 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The crew continued the approach by night without proper settings related to the atmospheric pressure. The following contributing factors were reported:
- The airfield pressure on the captain instrument 2077 was not established,
- The selected approach procedure was not established,
- The airfield pressure on altimeters was not established,
- ATC instructions to reduce the approach speed, transmitted twice, was not respected by the crew,
- The fourth turn on final was initiated too late and only following an ATC reminder.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14D in Kiev: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1957 at 2002 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-14

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L1360

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Kiev - Kiev

MSN:

1470 014 32

YOM:

Location:

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Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

157

Circumstances:

The crew was performing a local training flight at Kiev-Zhuliany. While flying at an altitude estimated between 250 to 300 meters, the aircraft collided with an Aeroflot Ilyushin II-14G registered CCCP-L2071 that was approaching the same airport following a cargo flight SU126 from Sofia with five crew members on board. Investigations determined that the propeller of the right engine of L2071 struck the right wing of the L1360, proving that both airplanes were facing each other. Following the collision, L1360 lost its right wing, dove into the ground and crashed while L2071 lost its right propeller that penetrated the cockpit and killed instantly both pilots. Out of control, the airplane also dove into the ground. Both aircraft crashed onto several houses located 4,5 km from the airport. All 9 crew members were killed as well as six people on the ground. 23 others were injured, 12 of them seriously.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the collision was the consequence of a lack of radar coverage, guidance and assistance on part of the ATC at Kiev-Zhuliany Airport. It was reported that the crew of L2071 was not informed about the presence of a second aircraft performing training maneuvers in the vicinity of the airfield at the same altitude.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14M in Kiev: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1957 at 2002 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-14

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L2071

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Sofia - Kiev

MSN:

7 34 24 08

YOM:

Flight number:

SU126

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Region: