Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 January 1989
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154S
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, International Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-85067
Location: Monrovia-Roberts International Airport (ROB) –
ÿ Liberia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and systems.Aircraft structure and systems.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a failed takeoff following an overrunning of runway 04, resulting in a crash into a ditch. An overloaded Tupolev aircraft contributed to the incident.An aircraft experienced a failed takeoff following an overrunning of runway 04, resulting in a crash into a ditch. An overloaded Tupolev aircraft contributed to the incident.
Description
The aircraft failed to lift off and the takeoff was rejected. The plane overran runway 04 and crashed into a ditch. Shifted cargo caused the Centre of Gravity to be 12% forward. Adding to that the Tupolev was overloaded by 6.604 kilos.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Overloaded aircraft due to excessive cargo.Overloaded aircraft due to excessive cargo.Share on:
