Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 September 1988
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Armenia
Registration Number: CCCP-85479
Location: Aleppo Airport (ALP) –
ÿ Syria
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 168
Component Affected: Aircraft GearAircraft Gear
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a hard landing due to instability during an unstabilized approach in turbulent conditions. Gear collapse resulted in the aircraft overrunning the runway. The aircraft’s center of gravity was outside its limits, and manual trim adjustments were made to regain control.An aircraft experienced a hard landing due to instability during an unstabilized approach in turbulent conditions. Gear collapse resulted in the aircraft overrunning the runway. The aircraft’s center of gravity was outside its limits, and manual trim adjustments were made to regain control.
Description
The aircraft landed hard following an unstabilized visual approach in light turbulence. The gear collapsed and the aircraft overran the runway. The centre of gravity was out of limits and the crew had manually set the aircraft out of trim.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Unstabilized visual approach and turbulent conditions caused instability during the approach, leading to gear collapse and runway overrunning.Unstabilized visual approach and turbulent conditions caused instability during the approach, leading to gear collapse and runway overrunning.Share on:
