Amur oblast

Operator:

DalTransAero

Registration:

RA-02305

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Schedule:

Ekimchan - Udskoye

MSN:

1G240-07

YOM:

1990

Flight number:

SHA9001

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5253

Captain / Total hours on type:

2500.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

13550

Copilot / Total hours on type:

10000

Aircraft flight hours:

2483

Aircraft flight cycles:

8807

Circumstances:

The single engine airplane depart Ekimchan Airport at 0834LT on a cargo flight to Udskoye, carrying two pilots and a load of 1,199 kilos of various goods. Six minutes after takeoff, while climbing to an altitude of 1,600 metres, the crew noticed a strong smell of fuel in the cockpit and decided to return. During the descent, flames came out from the engine that started to rough and eventually stopped on short final. The airplane stalled, impacted a birch tree and crashed in a wooded area located 132 metres short of runway 06, bursting into flames. The copilot was killed and the captain was seriously injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Probable cause:

The crash of An-2 RA-02305 aircraft occurred during the forced landing. The necessity of the forced landing was caused by the engine stopping in flight due to the destruction of the cylinder head No.1 of the ASH62-IR engine No.K16509153. The destruction of cylinder head No. 1 is of fatigue nature and occurred due to exhaustion of fatigue life of the cylinder head material and reaching its limit state. Most likely, during the last repair of the engine the crack in the cylinder head was present, but was not through and was not revealed during the inspection. The most likely contributing factor to stopping the engine in flight was the impoverishment of the fuel-air mixture due to icing of the BAC filter mesh and the presence of a rubber plug on the filter flange of the corrector.

Final Report:

Crash of a Tupolev TU-95MS at Ukrainka AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 2015 at 1700 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-95

Operator:

Registration:

RF-94181

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

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Schedule:

Ukrainka - Ukrainka

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Circumstances:

The aircraft was engaged in a training mission out from Ukrainka AFB, carrying nine crew members. During the takeoff roll, one of both left engines caught fire and exploded. The captain (Lt Col Sergei Gorshnev) initiated an emergency braking procedure when the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and completed a 180 turn before coming to rest, bursting into flames. All nine crew members were injured, the captain seriously. The aircraft was partially destroyed by fire. Few hours later, two of the survivors died from their injuries. The aircraft had the dual registration RF-94181 and 05 red.

Probable cause:

Explosion of an engine for unknown reasons.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Blagoveshchensk

Date & Time: Aug 8, 2011 at 1412 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

RA-46561

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Schedule:

Irkutsk - Chita - Blagoveshchensk - Khabarovsk

MSN:

67310609

YOM:

1976

Flight number:

RD103

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

11555

Captain / Total hours on type:

6722.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

3268

Copilot / Total hours on type:

575

Aircraft flight hours:

12346

Aircraft flight cycles:

13767

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Chita, the crew initiated the approach to Blagoveshchensk in poor weather conditions with reduced visibility, heavy rain falls, thunderstorm activity and a cloud base at 150 metres. On final approach, despite he did establish any visual contact with the runway or its light system, the captain continued the approach and passed below the MDA. As the aircraft was not properly aligned with the runway centerline, it descended too low and impacted trees 210 meters to the right of the centerline and 50 meters short of runway 36. Upon impact, the left wing was torn off and the aircraft crashed in a wooded area. It slid over a distance of 450 metres before coming to rest. There was no fire. All 41 occupants were rescued, among them 9 were injured.

Probable cause:

The probable causes of the accident were the failure of the crew to go around and the descent well below decision height without visual reference to landmarks when the aircraft approached the airfield in weather conditions below the captain's, aircraft's and airfield's minima and in dangerous/adverse weather phenomena like thunderstorm, heavy rain and severe turbulence as well as the lack of appropriate response and required actions following terrain awareness warning system alerts resulted in a controlled flight into terrain, collision with obstacles and the destruction of the aircraft.
Contributing factors:
- the crew underestimated the weather conditions at the destination airport thus taking an erroneous decision to attempt an approach in thunderstorm and heavy rain showers,
- unsatisfactory meteorological support of the flight, the dispatcher and later air traffic control provided information about visibility, cloud and wind data that did not correspond to actual conditions that were significantly worse than minimums required,
- clearance for the approach by air traffic control despite the presence of dangerous weather phenomena (thunderstorm, heavy rain) at the aerodrome, which did not correspond to the standard operating procedures at Blagoveshchensk,
- inadequate staffing with a first officer who was performing his first flight after a prolonged leave without proper preparation and training,
- unsatisfactory crew interaction and the failure to adhere to standard operating procedures, especially the call outs of approaching decision height, the absence of a decision by the commander to continue the landing or go-around and the lack of action to recommend/initiate a go around by the first officer.

Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Ekimchan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 2005 at 1255 LT

Type of aircraft:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Operator:

Registration:

RF-00901

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Ekimchan - Udskoye - Chumikan

MSN:

1G171-22

YOM:

1976

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Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Ekimchan on a flight to Chumikan with an intermediate stop in Udskoye, carrying two pilots, one passenger and a load of food. Eight minutes after takeoff, while flying in poor weather conditions, the single engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Bryus (1,767 metres high) located in the Selemja Mountain Range, some 19 km east of Ekimchan. The wreckage was found 12 days later, at an altitude of 1,560 metres. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the crew decided to continue the flight under VFR mode in IMC conditions. It is possible that the crew lost his sense of orientation shortly after takeoff.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Tambovka

Date & Time: Nov 5, 2003

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Blagoveshchensk AK

Registration:

FLARF-00887

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Flight

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Following technical problems, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest, bursting into flames. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Blagoveshchensk

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1994

Type of aircraft:

Let L-410

Operator:

Registration:

RA-67470

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

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Site:

MSN:

84 12 35

YOM:

1984

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While taxiing at Blagoveshchensk-Ignatyevo Airport, the pilot was forced to make an evasive maneuver to avoid a collision with a bus. Doing so, the nose gear collided with a drainage ditch (25 cm deep) located on the left side of the taxiway. On impact, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. All 14 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R off Ekimchan

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1992

Type of aircraft:

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Registration:

CCCP-40670

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

1G214-28

YOM:

1985

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Aircraft flight hours:

3929

Circumstances:

On approach to Ekimchan Airport, the engine caught fire and failed. The aircraft lost height, crashed in the Selemdja River and sank. Both pilots were injured.

Probable cause:

Engine fire on approach for unknown reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Mayrskiy

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-16008

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Svobodny – Mayskiy – Oktyabrsky

MSN:

1G162-58

YOM:

1975

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After takeoff from Mayskiy Airfield, while climb to a height of about 35-40 meters, the engine started to misfire and black smoke came out from the exhaust pipe. The crew attempted an emergency landing in an open field and the aircraft came to rest, bursting into flames. All 12 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Probable cause:

Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Zeya: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1981 at 2031 LT

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-87346

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