Narrative:The Yak-40 passenger plane was cleared of snow prior to departure. However the wings were quickly covered with snow because of continuing snowfall. During run up the snow was blown off the right hand wing.
Immediately after lift off the airplane banked left, causing the left hand main gear to touch down again. The crew decided to abort the takeoff, but the aircraft overran the runway and the left wing collided with the building of a meteorological post, located 25 metres behind the runway threshold.
Classification:
Icing
Rejected takeoff
Loss of control
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 Zaporozhye Airport to Ternopil Airport as the crow flies is 724 km (452 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.