Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 23 May 2012
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-30B
Owner/operator: Russian Air Force
Registration Number: 04 Black
Location: C slav Air Base –
ÿ Czech Republic
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: Antonov 30B aircraftAntonov 30B aircraft
Category: Accident
An Antonov 30B aircraft crashed at C slav Air Base, Czech Republic, resulting in the loss of 23 people, including 14 Russian and 9 Czech military personnel. The aircraft was operating on a local observation mission and failed to stop upon landing, overrunning the runway.An Antonov 30B aircraft crashed at C slav Air Base, Czech Republic, resulting in the loss of 23 people, including 14 Russian and 9 Czech military personnel. The aircraft was operating on a local observation mission and failed to stop upon landing, overrunning the runway.
Description
A Russian Air Force Antonov 30B aircraft was destroyed when it suffered a runway excursion at C slav Air Base, Czech Republic. On board were 23 people, 14 Russians and 9 members of the Czech Armed Forces. Five Russian and one Czech soldier sustained injuries in the accident. The airplane operated on a local observation mission out of C slav Air Base. Under the Treaty on Open Skies, participating states are allowed to conduct unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory. Upon landing the airplane failed to stop and overran the paved surface of runway 14/32. It continued into a field where it broke in two pieces and caught fire. Runway length at C slav is about 2400 m / 7875 feet.
Source of Information
http://www.afbcaslav.cz/index.php/cs/component/content/article/46-aktuality/310-pi-nehod-ruskeho-letounu-v-aslavi-bylo-zranno-6-osobhttp://www.afbcaslav.cz/index.php/cs/component/content/article/46-aktuality/310-pi-nehod-ruskeho-letounu-v-aslavi-bylo-zranno-6-osobPrimary Cause
Runway excursion and failure to stop during landing.Runway excursion and failure to stop during landing.Share on:
