Incident Overview
Date: Friday 16 July 1982
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-15970
Location: 90 km N of Lake Bolshoye Toko –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft WheelsAircraft Wheels
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft crashed while attempting an unauthorized landing on a spit in the River Aldoma, resulting in a rollover accident. The pilot’s inability to gain sufficient height caused the wheels to contact the water, leading to a crash.An-2 aircraft crashed while attempting an unauthorized landing on a spit in the River Aldoma, resulting in a rollover accident. The pilot’s inability to gain sufficient height caused the wheels to contact the water, leading to a crash.
Description
The An-2 was operating a flight from Lake Bolshoye Toko to Uchur when the pilot made an unauthorised landing on a spit in the River Aldoma, 90 km north of Lake Bolshoye Toko in order to drop off two unauthorised passengers. On take off from the spit the aircraft was not able to gain sufficient height, causing the wheels to touch the water surface. The aircraft crashed and came to rest upside-down in shallow water. Both pilots and the sole passenger escaped unhurt
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Insufficient altitude gain during takeoff, resulting in loss of control and subsequent rollover.Insufficient altitude gain during takeoff, resulting in loss of control and subsequent rollover.Share on:
