Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 January 1984
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24RV
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-47310
Location: Izhevsk Airport (IJK) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 53
Component Affected: Elevator controlsElevator controls
Category: Accident
During descent into Izhevsk Airport (IJK), Russia, the Antonov 24 experienced an elevator control failure. The crew attempted to use the elevator trim during their approach, but the nose pitched up, leading to the decision to abandon the approach. A nut within the elevator controls loosened, causing the controls to fail several days later, resulting in a collision with the ground.During descent into Izhevsk Airport (IJK), Russia, the Antonov 24 experienced an elevator control failure. The crew attempted to use the elevator trim during their approach, but the nose pitched up, leading to the decision to abandon the approach. A nut within the elevator controls loosened, causing the controls to fail several days later, resulting in a collision with the ground.
Description
During the descent into Izhevsk Airport (IJK), Russia, the Antonov 24 suffered an elevator control failure. The crew attempted to use the elevator trim during their approach. The first approach was flown at a speed of 270 km/h and flaps at 15ø but the crew decided to abandon the approach because the nose pitched up. The second approach was flown at 250 km/h. flaps 15ø and the elevator trim tab at +15ø. The airplane fell to the right at a height of 3-5 m on finals and collided with the ground near the runway. The investigation revealed that a nut of the elevator controls had not been attached correctly during maintenance. In service the nut loosened until the controls failed several days later.
Source of Information
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