Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 August 1974
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-04302
Location: Andryushkino –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Float strutsFloat struts
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft operating to Andryushkino with 10 school children experienced a significant landing error. The pilot misjudged the available water surface length, resulting in collision with a bank and damage to the float struts. All occupants were unharmed.An-2 aircraft operating to Andryushkino with 10 school children experienced a significant landing error. The pilot misjudged the available water surface length, resulting in collision with a bank and damage to the float struts. All occupants were unharmed.
Description
The float-equipped An-2 operated on a flight to Andryushkino with 10 school children on board. When choosing a lake for landing to collect the passengers the pilot made a wrong assessment of the length of the available water surface. On takeoff the water surface turned out to be too short (380 metres instead of the estimated 850 metres) and the aircraft collided with the bank, damaging the float struts, but the pilot chose to continue the flight. While landing on a lake at Andryushkino the damaged struts collapsed and the left lower wing was torn off, all occupants escaped unhurt.
Source of Information
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Pilot error in assessing water surface length during takeoff.Pilot error in assessing water surface length during takeoff.Share on:
