Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 27 January 1959
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2T
Owner/operator: Polyarnaya Aviatsiya
Registration Number: CCCP-N492
Location: Ust-Kara Airstrip –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Main landing gearMain landing gear
Category: Accident
A Li-2T aircraft descended below its glide path while approaching Ust-Kara in poor visibility. The aircraft impacted the runway before the threshold, resulting in damage to the main landing gear and a break in the safety area.A Li-2T aircraft descended below its glide path while approaching Ust-Kara in poor visibility. The aircraft impacted the runway before the threshold, resulting in damage to the main landing gear and a break in the safety area.
Description
The Li-2T descended below the glide path while approaching Ust-Kara in bad visibility. The aircraft touched down in deep snow 70 metres before the runway threshold. The main landing gear hit the raised lip of the safety area before the runway threshold and broke off.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1332http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1332Primary Cause
Poor visibility and descent below glide path.Poor visibility and descent below glide path.Share on:
