Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 March 1969
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18D
Owner/operator: United Arab Airlines – UAA
Registration Number: SU-APC
Location: Aswan Airport (ASW) –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 100 / Occupants: 105
Component Affected: Aircraft WingAircraft Wing
Category: Accident
A United Arab Airlines Ilyushin Il-18 crashed during landing at Aswan Airport, Egypt, resulting in the loss of 100 lives and the survival of 5. Rising sand significantly reduced visibility to 2-3 km, prompting the flight to deviate from the landing approach. The aircraft banked right, leading to a right wing contact with the runway, causing significant damage and subsequent crash.A United Arab Airlines Ilyushin Il-18 crashed during landing at Aswan Airport, Egypt, resulting in the loss of 100 lives and the survival of 5. Rising sand significantly reduced visibility to 2-3 km, prompting the flight to deviate from the landing approach. The aircraft banked right, leading to a right wing contact with the runway, causing significant damage and subsequent crash.
Description
A United Arab Airlines Ilyushin Il-18 crashed during landing at Aswan Airport, Egypt, killing 100 occupants; 5 survived the accident. Rising sand in the Aswan area caused the visibility to drop from 10 km to 2-3 km. The flight had made 2 missed NDB approaches to Aswan Airport and was approaching for the third time when it suddenly banked right. The right wing contacted the left side of the runway 1120 m from the threshold. The wing broke off and the aircraft crashed in flames. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Pilot descended below the minimum safe altitude without having the runway lights clearly in sight. A contributory factor was fatigue arising from continuous working hours without suitable rest periods.”
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Pilot descended below the minimum safe altitude without having the runway lights clearly in sight. Fatigue arising from continuous working hours without suitable rest periods contributed to the incident.Pilot descended below the minimum safe altitude without having the runway lights clearly in sight. Fatigue arising from continuous working hours without suitable rest periods contributed to the incident.Share on:
