Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 April 1955
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation
Registration Number: CCCP-N497
Location: near Mys Zhelaniya –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Main landing gear skis.Main landing gear skis.
Category: Accident
A Li-2 operated a flight from Mys Zhelaniya to Dikson Island on support for the Arctic expedition ‘Sever-7’, encountering a critical landing issue. During the landing run, skis broke through the ice near Mys Zhelaniya, resulting in the aircraft’s sinking due to a storm on April 6, 1955.A Li-2 operated a flight from Mys Zhelaniya to Dikson Island on support for the Arctic expedition ‘Sever-7’, encountering a critical landing issue. During the landing run, skis broke through the ice near Mys Zhelaniya, resulting in the aircraft’s sinking due to a storm on April 6, 1955.
Description
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Mys Zhelaniya on Novaya Zemlya to Dikson Island in support of the Arctic expedition “Sever-7” when the crew was ordered to land on the ice near Mys Zhelaniya for training purposes. The skis of the main landing gear broke through the ice during the landing run. All 7occupants escaped unhurt, but the aircraft could not be recovered in time and sank during a storm on April 6, 1955.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Ski damage during landing on ice.Ski damage during landing on ice.Share on:
