Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 28 June 1981
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134A
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-65871
Location: Simferopol Airport (SIP) –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Starboard Main GearStarboard Main Gear
Category: Accident
A Tupolev Tu-27MTER aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its starboard main gear during an aborted takeoff at Kiev-Borispol, resulting in a fuel tank explosion and a massive fire. The aircraft subsequently attempted a return flight to Simferopol.A Tupolev Tu-27MTER aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its starboard main gear during an aborted takeoff at Kiev-Borispol, resulting in a fuel tank explosion and a massive fire. The aircraft subsequently attempted a return flight to Simferopol.
Description
A wheel on starboard main gear overheated during an aborted takeoff at Kiev-Borispol. The Tupolev took off again for Simferopol. After touchdown the tyre exploded, puncturing a fuel tank and causing a massive fire.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=388https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=388Primary Cause
Overheating of the wheel on the starboard main gear during an aborted takeoff.Overheating of the wheel on the starboard main gear during an aborted takeoff.Share on:
