Incident Overview
Date: Monday 20 July 1987
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-40556
Location: –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Main GearMain Gear
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to a sudden failure of the main gear during descent.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing due to a sudden failure of the main gear during descent.
Description
Destroyed on landing when the main gear broke off.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure of the main gear during landing.Mechanical failure of the main gear during landing.Share on:
