Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 24 December 1958
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-12T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L1458
Location: Uralsk Airport (URA) –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Engine ignition systemEngine ignition system
Category: Accident
An aircraft rapidly lifted off the ground, encountering a railway embankment. The flight engineer, reacting to the sudden obstacle, inadvertently shut off the engine ignition, resulting in a second touchdown. The aircraft subsequently crashed into a telegraph pole.An aircraft rapidly lifted off the ground, encountering a railway embankment. The flight engineer, reacting to the sudden obstacle, inadvertently shut off the engine ignition, resulting in a second touchdown. The aircraft subsequently crashed into a telegraph pole.
Description
Immediately after the aircraft became airborne, at a height of 2-3 meters, the captain ordered the flight engineer the raise the undercarriage. As a result of a long takeoff run the engineer noticed a railway embankment ahead and panicked. He erroneously switched off the engine ignition, causing the aircraft to touch down again. It ran 211 meters until it collided with and a telegraph pole.
Source of Information
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Engine ignition failure due to a panic response during a long takeoff.Engine ignition failure due to a panic response during a long takeoff.Share on:
