Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 September 1989
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Kyrgyzstan
Registration Number: CCCP-87391
Location: Jalal-Abad Airport –
ÿ Kyrgyzstan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30
Component Affected: The Yak-40 aircraft’s flight control systems and potentially the landing gear.The Yak-40 aircraft’s flight control systems and potentially the landing gear.
Category: Accident

A Yak-40 passenger jet experienced a significant incident during approach, resulting in excessive speed, a runway excursion, and structural damage.A Yak-40 passenger jet experienced a significant incident during approach, resulting in excessive speed, a runway excursion, and structural damage.
Description
The Yak-40 passenger jet deviated from approach the pattern and glide path and touched down at excessive speed, bouncing three times. The airplane veered off the runway and suffered substantial structural damage.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Excessive speed during approach and a deviation from the pattern/glide path.Excessive speed during approach and a deviation from the pattern/glide path.Share on: