Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 September 2014
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-32RE
Owner/operator: Indian Air Force – IAF
Registration Number: K2757
Location: Chandigarh Airport (IXC) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Right wing, left wing, and propeller.Right wing, left wing, and propeller.
Category: Accident
An Antonov 32 transport plane operated by the Indian Air Force suffered a significant damage incident at Chandigarh Airport (IXC). The plane experienced a right-wing break and rolled over, resulting in inverted landing and damage to the left wing and propeller. A fire was contained, resulting in minor burn injuries to a few passengers. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.An Antonov 32 transport plane operated by the Indian Air Force suffered a significant damage incident at Chandigarh Airport (IXC). The plane experienced a right-wing break and rolled over, resulting in inverted landing and damage to the left wing and propeller. A fire was contained, resulting in minor burn injuries to a few passengers. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Description
An Antonov 32 transport plane operated by the Indian Air Force was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Chandigarh Airport (IXC), India. Upon landing the right hand wing broke off and the airplane rolled over and came to rest inverted, in the grass next to the runway. The left hand wing was also severed and the no. 1 propeller broke away from the engine. A fire broke out, but this was quickly contained. A few people on board the aircraft suffered minor burn injuries.
Source of Information
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/IAF-AN-32-crash-lands-in-Chandigarh-passengers-safe/articleshow/43021017.cms, http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/5061http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/IAF-AN-32-crash-lands-in-Chandigarh-passengers-safe/articleshow/43021017.cms, http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/5061Primary Cause
Landing accident ? impact with the ground during landing.Landing accident ? impact with the ground during landing.Share on:
