Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 October 1979
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-32322
Location: Lensk –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft noseAircraft nose
Category: Accident
During takeoff from Lensk Airport, Russia, the rear door opened, causing a shift in the aircraft?s center of gravity. This resulted in a nose pitch, leading to a stall at a supercritical angle of attack, resulting in a runway impact.During takeoff from Lensk Airport, Russia, the rear door opened, causing a shift in the aircraft?s center of gravity. This resulted in a nose pitch, leading to a stall at a supercritical angle of attack, resulting in a runway impact.
Description
During takeoff from Lensk Airport, Russia, the rear door opened. Two passengers in the rear left their seats to close the door. This caused the centre of gravity to move past the rear limit. As a result the nose pitched up, causing the plane to stall at a supercritical angle of attack. The An-2 struck the runway at descent rate of 6-8 m/s.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=472https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=472Primary Cause
Rear door opening and subsequent shift in center of gravity.Rear door opening and subsequent shift in center of gravity.Share on:
