Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 December 1990
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-47164
Location: Shakhtersk Airport –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
An-24 aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction resulting in a runway excursion and subsequent fire. The aircraft veered off the runway to the right.An-24 aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction resulting in a runway excursion and subsequent fire. The aircraft veered off the runway to the right.
Description
The landing gear of the An-24 touched an earth embankment 60 metres before the runway threshold at Shakhtersk Airport. The aircraft veered off the runway to the right, the nose gear broke and the aircraft caught fire.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Landing gear malfunction and potential instability during the landing.Landing gear malfunction and potential instability during the landing.Share on:
