Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 7 August 1980
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154B-1
Owner/operator: Tarom
Registration Number: YR-TPH
Location: Nouadhibou Airport (NDB) –
ÿ Mauritania
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 168
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the visual guidance system)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the visual guidance system)
Category: Accident
A Tupolev crew experienced a missed approach during descent through a decision height, resulting in a short runway landing. The pilot incorrectly identified water as the ground, leading to a 300m short landing.A Tupolev crew experienced a missed approach during descent through a decision height, resulting in a short runway landing. The pilot incorrectly identified water as the ground, leading to a 300m short landing.
Description
The Tupolev crew couldn’t see the runway while descending through the 90 m decision height. A missed approach procedure was initiated when the pilot felt contact with the what he thought was ground, but was actually water, 300 m short of the runway.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Incorrect identification of terrain as water, leading to a short runway landing.Incorrect identification of terrain as water, leading to a short runway landing.Share on:
