Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 May 1979
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134A
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Moldova
Registration Number: CCCP-65839
Location: Ufa Airport (UFA) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89
Component Affected: Left main landing gearLeft main landing gear
Category: Accident
A Tupolev aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing at Ufa due to wheel brake lock and runway excursion. The landing resulted in tire rupture, wing strike, fuel tank rupture, and a fire. The flight was scheduled for Novosibirsk to Chisinau via Ufa.A Tupolev aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing at Ufa due to wheel brake lock and runway excursion. The landing resulted in tire rupture, wing strike, fuel tank rupture, and a fire. The flight was scheduled for Novosibirsk to Chisinau via Ufa.
Description
The Tupolev landed at Ufa with the wheel brakes locked. As a result all tyres ruptured on landing and the flight ran off the side of the runway. The left main landing gear broke, causing the left wing to strike the runway. A fuel tank ruptured and a fire erupted. The airplane operated a scheduled passenger service from Novosibirsk to Chisinau via Ufa.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Wheel brake lock and runway excursion leading to a sudden and uncontrolled landing.Wheel brake lock and runway excursion leading to a sudden and uncontrolled landing.Share on:
