Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 August 1976
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-23722
Location: near Uelen, Chukotka –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Landing GearAircraft Landing Gear
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft touched down short of the runway due to below-minimum weather conditions, prompting continued approach. Subsequent landing was unsuccessful due to the short runway.An-2 aircraft touched down short of the runway due to below-minimum weather conditions, prompting continued approach. Subsequent landing was unsuccessful due to the short runway.
Description
The An-2 touched down in a lagoon 400 m short of the runway after the crew continued the approach after encountering below-minima weather conditions.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=2501, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=2501, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Below-minimum weather conditions.Below-minimum weather conditions.Share on:
