Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 April 1974
Aircraft Type: Avia 14
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-52053
Location: Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
A flight engineer inadvertently retracted the landing gear during the final landing run at Ust-Kuyga, resulting in damage to the aircraft.A flight engineer inadvertently retracted the landing gear during the final landing run at Ust-Kuyga, resulting in damage to the aircraft.
Description
Damaged on landing at Ust-Kuyga when the flight engineer inadvertently retracted the landing gear at the end of the landing run.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Inadvertent gear retraction during the final landing run.Inadvertent gear retraction during the final landing run.Share on:
