Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 December 1970
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-22
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Registration Number: CCCP-09305
Location: Panagarh Airport –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A flight from Dhaka experienced a catastrophic propeller failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a runway overrun and subsequent fire. The aircraft was forced to perform an emergency descent, failing to lower gear or use flaps, and subsequently crashed onto the runway.A flight from Dhaka experienced a catastrophic propeller failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a runway overrun and subsequent fire. The aircraft was forced to perform an emergency descent, failing to lower gear or use flaps, and subsequently crashed onto the runway.
Description
Some 40 minutes after takeoff from Dhaka, one of the propellers disintegrated, destroying engine control cables. The crew initiated an emergency descent from an altitude of 6000 m and attempted an emergency landing at Panagarh. The were not able to lower the gear or use flaps and the Antonov overflew the runway for approx. 2000 m at a height of one metre. The airplane then banked to the right upon which the right wing tip contacted the ground. It hit the ground, broke up and caught fire.
Source of Information
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