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Crash of an Ilyushin II-76TD near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: 20 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 5, 1996 at 1444 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RA-76752
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Novosibirsk - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
MSN:
00934 98967
YOM:
1989
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Aircraft flight hours:
7172
Aircraft flight cycles:
2085
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Novosibirsk to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, carrying 11 passengers, nine crew members and a load of 57 tons of meat and detergent powder. Upon takeoff from Novosibirsk-Yeltsovka Airport, the total weight of the aircraft was 17 tons above MTOW. While descending to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport in limited visibility due to low clouds, at an altitude of 900 metres, the aircraft disappeared from radar screens after it struck the slope of a mountain located about 40 km from runway 34R threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 20 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found 300 metres below the summit.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Following a wrong setting of the navigation system, the crew failed to follow the approach procedures and was not on the correct track for the airport,
- ATC gave a premature clearance to the crew to descent while he was not aware of the exact position of the aircraft that was not yet on his radar,
- Lack of visibility due to low clouds,
- At the time of the accident, the aircraft was off course by 23 km.
- Following a wrong setting of the navigation system, the crew failed to follow the approach procedures and was not on the correct track for the airport,
- ATC gave a premature clearance to the crew to descent while he was not aware of the exact position of the aircraft that was not yet on his radar,
- Lack of visibility due to low clouds,
- At the time of the accident, the aircraft was off course by 23 km.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Vorogovo
Date & Time:
Dec 14, 1993
Operator:
Registration:
RA-62599
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G177-46
YOM:
1978
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Caught fire while taking off from Vorogovo. All 16 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crash of an Antonov AN-12A in Norilsk: 10 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 22, 1992 at 1245 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11896
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Andijan – Omsk – Norilsk
MSN:
3 3 409 06
YOM:
1963
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
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.
- 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 a PZL-Mielec AN-2V in Taymyr Lake
Date & Time:
May 6, 1992
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-50585
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G131-27
YOM:
1971
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Taymyr Lake. There were no casualties.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP near Yartsevo
Date & Time:
Nov 22, 1991
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-40596
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Podkamennaya Tunguska – Yeniseysk
MSN:
1G84-49
YOM:
1967
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Podkamennaya Tunguska to Yeniseysk, while cruising at an altitude of 1,500 metres, the engine failed. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located near Yartsevo. All 13 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in-flight following carburetor icing. It was reported that the airplane has not been prepared for the winter season by the operator's technicians and remained in summer flight conditions. Following a flight of three hours with an OAT of -30° C, the engine failed after the carburetor got iced.
