Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 January 1959
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-12L
Owner/operator: GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation
Registration Number: CCCP-04249
Location: Mirny –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
An Il-12 aircraft experienced a near-miss landing at Mirny Ice Station following a reassembly in Antarctica. It undershot the runway, resulting in a collapse of the landing gear and significant structural deformation.An Il-12 aircraft experienced a near-miss landing at Mirny Ice Station following a reassembly in Antarctica. It undershot the runway, resulting in a collapse of the landing gear and significant structural deformation.
Description
The Il-12 was on its first flight after reassembly in Antarctica when it undershot the runway at Mirny Ice Station. It hit zastrugi close to the threshold of the only partially prepared ice landing strip near Mirny Ice Station. The landing gear collapsed and the airplane suffered structural deformation.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Reassembly and initial flight conditions following a long-term reassembly in Antarctica.Reassembly and initial flight conditions following a long-term reassembly in Antarctica.Share on:
