Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 17 June 1982
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134IK
Owner/operator: Ministry of Radio Equipment Production
Registration Number: CCCP-65687
Location: near Severomorsk-1 Naval Air Station –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft wingAircraft wing
Category: Accident
A Tu-134 aircraft, during an ILS approach to Severomorsk, deviated to the left of the localizer and descended below the glide slope. The pilot-in-command disregarded GPWS warnings and navigational alerts, leading to a wing strike against a radio mast on a hill at an altitude of 206 meters. The aircraft crashed onto the slope.A Tu-134 aircraft, during an ILS approach to Severomorsk, deviated to the left of the localizer and descended below the glide slope. The pilot-in-command disregarded GPWS warnings and navigational alerts, leading to a wing strike against a radio mast on a hill at an altitude of 206 meters. The aircraft crashed onto the slope.
Description
Tupolev 134IK CCCP-65687, a flying anti-submarine warfare systems testbed, descended below the glide slope while on an ILS approach to Severomorsk. The plane also deviated to the left of the localizer. The pilot-in-command ignored the GPWS sound and warnings by ATC and navigators. At an altitude of 206 m the wing struck the bracing wire of a radio mast on top of a hill. The Tu-134 lost control and crashed onto the slope.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=153https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=153Primary Cause
Pilot error and disregard for critical safety systems (GPWS, ATC/navigational alerts) during an ILS approach.Pilot error and disregard for critical safety systems (GPWS, ATC/navigational alerts) during an ILS approach.Share on:
