Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 10 June 1997
Aircraft Type: Harbin Y-12-II
Owner/operator: MIAT – Mongolian Airlines
Registration Number: JU-1020
Location: Mandalgobi Airport (MXW) –
ÿ Mongolia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: The Y-12 aircraft’s twin engines.The Y-12 aircraft’s twin engines.
Category: Accident
A twin-engined Y-12 aircraft crashed after being caught by windshear at a height of 30 meters. The Mandalgobi Airport lacked wind measuring equipment, leading to the incident. The aircraft was initially reported as JU-1019, msn 0032, and was previously identified as JU-1020 by Mongolian CAA in 2007. This accident occurred due to windshear conditions at a significant altitude.A twin-engined Y-12 aircraft crashed after being caught by windshear at a height of 30 meters. The Mandalgobi Airport lacked wind measuring equipment, leading to the incident. The aircraft was initially reported as JU-1019, msn 0032, and was previously identified as JU-1020 by Mongolian CAA in 2007. This accident occurred due to windshear conditions at a significant altitude.
Description
The twin-engined Y-12 plane crashed after being caught by windshear at a height of 30 m. The Mandalgobi Airport doesn’t have any wind measuring equipment. The aircraft was initially reported to have been JU-1019, msn 0032. Mongolian CAA reported in 2007 that JU-1020 was the airplane involved in this accident.
Primary Cause
Windshear conditions at a height of 30 meters.Windshear conditions at a height of 30 meters.Share on:
