Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 June 1980
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-22A
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Registration Number: CCCP-09311
Location: near Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Wheel well of the right main landing gearWheel well of the right main landing gear
Category: Accident
An-22 aircraft returning from Syria experienced a fire in the wheel well of the right main landing gear during descent towards Moscow. The aircraft diverted to Vnukovo Airport due to a faulty accumulator, resulting in a loss of electric power. The flight crew initiated a forced landing with wheels and flaps up, leading to collisions and a ditch.An-22 aircraft returning from Syria experienced a fire in the wheel well of the right main landing gear during descent towards Moscow. The aircraft diverted to Vnukovo Airport due to a faulty accumulator, resulting in a loss of electric power. The flight crew initiated a forced landing with wheels and flaps up, leading to collisions and a ditch.
Description
The An-22 was returning to Migalovo after delivering goods to Syria. While the aircraft was descending towards Moscow, a faulty accumulator caused a fire in the wheel well of the right main landing gear. The crew elected to divert to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport. Electric power was switched from the main system to the emergency one when the aircraft was flying at a height of 3400 metres, 8 km before the runway but the emergency system failed at a height of 2500 metres. This left the aircraft completely without electric power. The flight crew then made a forced landing with wheels and flaps up. The aircraft collided with obstacles and ended up in a ditch. A fire broke out.
Source of Information
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Faulty accumulator in the wheel well of the right main landing gear.Faulty accumulator in the wheel well of the right main landing gear.Share on:
