Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 July 1998
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-78
Owner/operator: Air Sofia, lsf Ukrainian Cargo Airways
Registration Number: UR-UCI
Location: 4,4 km ENE of Asmara International Airport (ASM) –
ÿ Eritrea
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft structure, control surfaces, and potentially the entire aircraft.Aircraft structure, control surfaces, and potentially the entire aircraft.
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin aircraft struck a hill near Asmara, Bulgaria, resulting in damage and a significant impact. The aircraft was on an instrument approach and reported on final approach.An Ilyushin aircraft struck a hill near Asmara, Bulgaria, resulting in damage and a significant impact. The aircraft was on an instrument approach and reported on final approach.
Description
The Ilyushin was chartered by a Bulgarian company in February and operated on a Bourgas (BOJ) to Asmara (ASM) flight at the time of the accident. The plane was on an instrument approach to Asmara and reported on finals with runway in sight. A little later the aircraft struck a hill 4,4 km from the airport at an altitude of 2321 m/7618 feet. Weather was reported: wind 300/8 kts, QNH 1024 mB, temperature 13 deg.C., dew point 12 deg. C with broken clouds at 300 m. The Il-78 is a tanker plane, version of the Il-76, but could be converted back for transport flights.
Primary Cause
Instrument approach and final approach conditions, potentially leading to a loss of control or inadequate situational awareness.Instrument approach and final approach conditions, potentially leading to a loss of control or inadequate situational awareness.Share on:
