Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 29 November 1959
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-12
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-01426
Location: Irkutsk Airport (IKT) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
A cargo flight from Mama to Irkutsk experienced a severe landing failure due to below-minimum weather conditions. The aircraft deviated from the center line, touched down on grass, and suffered significant damage, including wing contact with trenches and cockpit destruction.A cargo flight from Mama to Irkutsk experienced a severe landing failure due to below-minimum weather conditions. The aircraft deviated from the center line, touched down on grass, and suffered significant damage, including wing contact with trenches and cockpit destruction.
Description
On the leg from Kirensk to Irkutsk of a cargo flight from Mama to Irkutsk the crew tried to land in below-minima weather conditions. The flight deviated from the extended centre-line of the runway to the right and touched down on the grass. On touch-down the captain realised the mistake and tried to turn left but the left wing touched the ground, the aircraft hit two trenches and the cockpit was destroyed.
Primary Cause
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