Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 December 1976
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-46722
Location: 1 km from Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport (IEV) –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 48 / Occupants: 55
Component Affected: An-24 aircraftAn-24 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-24 aircraft approached Kiev-Zhulhyany (IEV) due to poor weather conditions, including low clouds, fog, and snow with a visibility of 600 m at night. The aircraft descended below the runway threshold, continuing its descent despite not having visual contact with the runway. It collided with a concrete obstruction 1265 m short of the runway, and subsequently collided with a railway embankment. Visibility had decreased below minima (700 m).An-24 aircraft approached Kiev-Zhulhyany (IEV) due to poor weather conditions, including low clouds, fog, and snow with a visibility of 600 m at night. The aircraft descended below the runway threshold, continuing its descent despite not having visual contact with the runway. It collided with a concrete obstruction 1265 m short of the runway, and subsequently collided with a railway embankment. Visibility had decreased below minima (700 m).
Description
Weather was poor when the An-24 approached Kiev-Zhulhyany (IEV). Conditions included low clouds, fog, snow with a visibility of 600 m at night. At a distance of 2500 m short of the runway threshold, the airplane descended below the glideslope. The crew continued their descend below decision height, although they had not obtained visual contact with the runway yet. The Antonov descended until it contacted a concrete obstruction 1265 m short of the runway. It continued 115 m and collided with a railway embankment. The fact that visibility had decreased below minima (700 m) was not reported to the crew.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Poor weather conditions ? low clouds, fog, and snow ? reduced visibility.Poor weather conditions ? low clouds, fog, and snow ? reduced visibility.Share on:
