Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport at night. Weather at Leningrad was poor due to low clouds and snowfall. The aircraft had to land on the reserve (grass) runway as the main runway was being cleared of snow.
The pilot had difficulty in identifying the runway as its markings were covered by snow and levelled out at a height of some 3-4 metres with the result that the aircraft lost speed, the nose pitched up and the aircraft suffered substantial damage in a hard touchdown.
Runway mishap
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 7 January 1960 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-12 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-01438 |
| MSN: | 8 30 23 11 |
| First flight: | 1941 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport (LED) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
| Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia |
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport at night. Weather at Leningrad was poor due to low clouds and snowfall. The aircraft had to land on the reserve (grass) runway as the main runway was being cleared of snow.
The pilot had difficulty in identifying the runway as its markings were covered by snow and levelled out at a height of some 3-4 metres with the result that the aircraft lost speed, the nose pitched up and the aircraft suffered substantial damage in a hard touchdown.
Classification:
Heavy landingRunway mishap
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Moskva-Vnukovo Airport to Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport as the crow flies is 621 km (388 miles).
Distance from Moskva-Vnukovo Airport to Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport as the crow flies is 621 km (388 miles).
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