Incident Overview
Date: Monday 20 July 1992
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154B
Owner/operator: Tbilisi Aviation Enterprise
Registration Number: 85222
Location: Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport (TBS) –
ÿ Georgia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the forward center of gravity and load distribution).Aircraft structure (specifically the forward center of gravity and load distribution).
Category: Accident
A Tu-154 aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff, resulting in a crash into a ravine. The aircraft failed to become airborne and impacted a localizer building. The aircraft was loaded with approximately 20 tons of tea. The actual take-off mass exceeded the maximum allowable weight, and the forward center of gravity limit was exceeded, leading to the incident. The incident was likely caused by a violation of loading procedures by the crew, storehouse personnel, and operations service.A Tu-154 aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff, resulting in a crash into a ravine. The aircraft failed to become airborne and impacted a localizer building. The aircraft was loaded with approximately 20 tons of tea. The actual take-off mass exceeded the maximum allowable weight, and the forward center of gravity limit was exceeded, leading to the incident. The incident was likely caused by a violation of loading procedures by the crew, storehouse personnel, and operations service.
Description
The aircraft didn’t become airborne and overran the runway, striking the localizer building. The Tu-154 broke up, overturned and crashed into a ravine. It was loaded with about 20 tons of tea. Not all of the cargo was documented. The actual take-off mass was more than 2 tons higher than the physically possible for a safe take-off. Furthermore, the forward centre of gravity limit was exceeded. PROBABLE CAUSE: Violation of the rules of loading by the crew, storehouse personnel and operations service. The attempt to take-off was with weight in excess of max allowed in the given conditions, and with cargo outside its forward limit. None of the pax were ticketed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=89https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=89Primary Cause
Violation of loading rules regarding cargo weight and distribution.Violation of loading rules regarding cargo weight and distribution.Share on:
