Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 22 April 1989
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-70080
Location: Tatarski –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (wing)Aircraft structure (wing)
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft operated a positioning flight to a crop-spray airstrip when the pilot attempted a pancake landing due to an assumption of a wet ground surface. The aircraft lost speed and stalled, resulting in destruction.An-2 aircraft operated a positioning flight to a crop-spray airstrip when the pilot attempted a pancake landing due to an assumption of a wet ground surface. The aircraft lost speed and stalled, resulting in destruction.
Description
The An-2 operated on a positioning flight for crop-spraying operations to the airstrip of the sovkhoz (state farm) “Tatarski” when the pilot tried to make a pancake landing as he assumed the ground to be drenched. The aircraft lost speed, stalled over its left wing and was destroyed on impact.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Pilot error ? attempted pancake landing on a wet ground surface.Pilot error ? attempted pancake landing on a wet ground surface.Share on:
