Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 May 1996
Aircraft Type: Let L-410UVP-E9D
Owner/operator: Archana Airways
Registration Number: VT-ETB
Location: Kanpur Airport (KNU) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a late landing at Kanpur airport, exceeding the runway length and colliding with the boundary wall. This resulted in significant damage and halting of the aircraft. The incident was likely caused by a combination of factors including excessive touchdown speed, runway selection errors, aircraft overloading, reduced visibility, and improper spoiler deployment.An aircraft experienced a late landing at Kanpur airport, exceeding the runway length and colliding with the boundary wall. This resulted in significant damage and halting of the aircraft. The incident was likely caused by a combination of factors including excessive touchdown speed, runway selection errors, aircraft overloading, reduced visibility, and improper spoiler deployment.
Description
During landing at Kanpur, the aircraft touched down late and could not be stopped within the available runway length and went beyond the runway. The aircraft hit the boundary wall of the airport and came to halt. The aircraft sustained major damages. There was no fire and no injury to persons on board the aircraft. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was caused due to late touch down at higher aircraft touchdown speed as a result of which the aircraft overshot the runway and suffered damage by impact with boundary wall. Wrong selection of runway, overloading of aircraft, non-deployment of spoilers and lower visibility conditions than the required, were the contributory factors.”
Primary Cause
Late touchdown at higher aircraft touchdown speed, leading to runway overshooting and damage to the boundary wall.Late touchdown at higher aircraft touchdown speed, leading to runway overshooting and damage to the boundary wall.Share on:
