Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 16 September 1956
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-A2582
Location: Botuobia –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Main landing gearMain landing gear
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to a low approach and impact with a riverbank during an overhaul near Novosibirsk. The landing gear struck the bank, leading to a nose-over and subsequent fire and loss of power.An-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to a low approach and impact with a riverbank during an overhaul near Novosibirsk. The landing gear struck the bank, leading to a nose-over and subsequent fire and loss of power.
Description
The An-2 was being ferried from Nyurba to ARB-401 at Novosibirsk for overhaul. The approach to Botuobiya was low and the main landing gear hit the bank of a river 1.5 metres below the runway elevation, 43 metres before the runway threshold. The aircraft lost its landing gear, nosed over 84 metres further on, caught fire and burned out.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1330http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1330Primary Cause
Low approach and landing gear impact with a riverbank.Low approach and landing gear impact with a riverbank.Share on:
