Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 May 2024
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Navigator
Registration Number: UP-A0124
Location: near Arkalyk Airport (AYK/UAUR) –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft wheelsAircraft wheels
Category: Accident
An Antonov An-2 aircraft crashed on takeoff from Arkalyk Airport (AYK) in Kazakhstan. The aircraft attempted to depart with insufficient runway available by waterskiing across a body of water, resulting in a sinking of the wheels and subsequent inverted landing.An Antonov An-2 aircraft crashed on takeoff from Arkalyk Airport (AYK) in Kazakhstan. The aircraft attempted to depart with insufficient runway available by waterskiing across a body of water, resulting in a sinking of the wheels and subsequent inverted landing.
Description
Navigator flight AK31224, an Antonov An-2, crashed on takeoff from Arkalyk Airport (AYK), Kazakhstan. The aircraft attempted to depart with insufficient runway available by waterskiing across a body of water (melt water). Shortly after reaching the water the wheels sank and the airplane came to rest inverted. There all five people rescued
Source of Information
https://news.mail.ru/incident/60934508/?frommail=1https://news.mail.ru/incident/60934508/?frommail=1Primary Cause
Insufficient runway availability during takeoff.Insufficient runway availability during takeoff.Share on:
