Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 March 1980
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-62
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration Number: SP-LAA
Location: 0,8 km NW of Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) –
ÿ Poland
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 87 / Occupants: 87
Component Affected: No. 2 engineNo. 2 engine
Category: Accident
A Ilyushin aircraft, approaching Warsaw after a flight from New York, experienced an uncontrolled descent due to a catastrophic engine failure. The no. 2 engine disintegrated, resulting in significant damage to control lines and a nose-down landing. The aircraft struck the ground, resulting in significant damage and fire.A Ilyushin aircraft, approaching Warsaw after a flight from New York, experienced an uncontrolled descent due to a catastrophic engine failure. The no. 2 engine disintegrated, resulting in significant damage to control lines and a nose-down landing. The aircraft struck the ground, resulting in significant damage and fire.
Description
When approaching Warsaw after a flight from New York, the crew initiated an overshoot procedure due to problems with the locking of the landing gear. When power was increased, the no. 2 engine disintegrated. Debris of the no. 2 engine damaged rudder and elevator control lines, causing the Ilyushin to enter an uncontrolled descent. The aircraft struck the ground in a 20 degree nose down attitude and burst into flames, some 800 m short of the runway 15 threshold. PROBABLE CAUSE: Metal fatigue of a turbine disc in the no. 2 engine.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Metal fatigue of a turbine disc in the no. 2 engine.Metal fatigue of a turbine disc in the no. 2 engine.Share on:
