Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 August 2006
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
Owner/operator: Air Koryo
Registration Number: P-561 ?
Location: Pyongyang-Sunan Aiport (FNJ) –
ÿ North Korea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
A Tupolev Tu-154B P-551 experienced a landing abort due to poor weather at Pyongyang. After holding, the crew attempted a landing but the aircraft exited the runway, impacting radar equipment. Initial reports suggested the Tu-154B was involved, but this seems improbable given the plane?s prior location.A Tupolev Tu-154B P-551 experienced a landing abort due to poor weather at Pyongyang. After holding, the crew attempted a landing but the aircraft exited the runway, impacting radar equipment. Initial reports suggested the Tu-154B was involved, but this seems improbable given the plane?s prior location.
Description
Poor weather at Pyongyang (FNJ) forced the Tupolev to abort the approach. After holding for a while the crew attempted to land. During landing rollout the airplane exited the runway reportedly coming to rest against radar equipment. Initial reports said that Tu-154B P-551 was involved in the mishap, based on a photograph of the plane in a field at Pyongyang. This however seems unlikely as the plane was already parked at that spot before the date of the mishap. It seems that P-561, a regular visitor on the Beijing flights, could have been the mishap plane.
Source of Information
http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/08/31/Navigation/177/208767/Flight+Exclusive+First+picture+of+runway+overrun+North+Korean+Air+Koryo+Tupolev.htmhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/08/31/Navigation/177/208767/Flight+Exclusive+First+picture+of+runway+overrun+North+Korean+Air+Koryo+Tupolev.htmPrimary Cause
Poor weather conditions at Pyongyang.Poor weather conditions at Pyongyang.Share on:
