Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 April 1980
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-47732
Location: Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 53
Component Affected: Right Main Landing GearRight Main Landing Gear
Category: Accident
An Antonov 24 passenger plane crashed at Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA) due to damage beyond repair. Two passengers were killed. A right main landing gear failed to retract during takeoff, resulting in a crash landing on a grass/dirt strip. The aircraft suffered a fuel spill, ignited, and subsequently, the right main gear and right central wing section were damaged, leading to a fire. Passengers exited the plane and suffered severe burns.An Antonov 24 passenger plane crashed at Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA) due to damage beyond repair. Two passengers were killed. A right main landing gear failed to retract during takeoff, resulting in a crash landing on a grass/dirt strip. The aircraft suffered a fuel spill, ignited, and subsequently, the right main gear and right central wing section were damaged, leading to a fire. Passengers exited the plane and suffered severe burns.
Description
An Antonov 24 passenger plane, operated by Aeroflot’s Krasnoyarsk Division, was damaged beyond repair in an emergency landing accident at Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA), Russia. Two passengers were killed. The right main landing gear was damaged during the takeoff run at Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA) and did not retract. The aircraft burnt fuel and returned to the airport for an emergency landing on a grass/dirt strip at the airport. Some 70 metres after touchdown the right main gear broke off and later on the right central wing section was damaged, causing a fuel spill. A fire erupted. Two passengers exited the airplane on the right hand side and suffered severe burns. Both later died in a hospital.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=154, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=154, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Landing Gear Failure ? Failure of the right main landing gear to retract during takeoff.Landing Gear Failure ? Failure of the right main landing gear to retract during takeoff.Share on:
