Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 November 1990
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-87394
Location: Dikson Airport (DKS) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces, landing gear, and aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control surfaces, landing gear, and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
A Yak-40 aircraft experienced a severe landing failure due to excessive speed and wind shear during night operations in challenging weather conditions. The aircraft overran the runway, resulting in a collision with an embankment, causing a 6-meter deep gully.A Yak-40 aircraft experienced a severe landing failure due to excessive speed and wind shear during night operations in challenging weather conditions. The aircraft overran the runway, resulting in a collision with an embankment, causing a 6-meter deep gully.
Description
The Yak-40 came in too high on final approach in difficult weather conditions at night. The airplane touched down with a tailwind at excessive speed, overran the runway and collided with an embankment at a speed of 115 km/h. It ended up in a 6 metres deep gully.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1443https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1443Primary Cause
Excessive speed and wind shear during final approach in difficult weather conditions.Excessive speed and wind shear during final approach in difficult weather conditions.Share on:
