Narrative:
Interflug flight 601, a Tupolev Tu-134A, suffered a hard landing at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF), East Germany.
The flight from Moscow was uneventful and the approach to runway 25L was flown on the autopilot. The captain planned to switch off the autopilot at 60 m altitude, which was the established minimum altitude for an automated approach.
The captain stated he was not able to switch off the autopilot. While continuing the descent, the pilot was using elevator input to counter the autopilot. While over the runway the descent rate increased and the plane hit the runway at a speed of 280 km/h and a sinkrate of 6-8 metres/sec. The left wing was torn off, the landing gear collapsed and the fuselage skidded for 400 metres before coming to rest next to runway 25L.
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap
» Soviet Transports
» Interflug.net
» Weg und Absturz der Interflug / K-D. Seifert
accident date: 22-11-1977
type: Tupolev Tu-134A
registration: DM-SCM
accident date: 22-11-1977
type: Tupolev Tu-134A
registration: DM-SCM
accident date: 22-11-1977
type: Tupolev Tu-134A
registration: DM-SCM
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 22 November 1977 |
| Time: | 10:32 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134A |
| Operator: | Interflug |
| Registration: | DM-SCM |
| MSN: | 3351904 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 79 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF) ( Germany)
|
| Crash site elevation: | 48 m (157 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE), Russia |
| Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF/EDDB), Germany | |
| Flightnumber: | IF601 |
Interflug flight 601, a Tupolev Tu-134A, suffered a hard landing at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF), East Germany.
The flight from Moscow was uneventful and the approach to runway 25L was flown on the autopilot. The captain planned to switch off the autopilot at 60 m altitude, which was the established minimum altitude for an automated approach.
The captain stated he was not able to switch off the autopilot. While continuing the descent, the pilot was using elevator input to counter the autopilot. While over the runway the descent rate increased and the plane hit the runway at a speed of 280 km/h and a sinkrate of 6-8 metres/sec. The left wing was torn off, the landing gear collapsed and the fuselage skidded for 400 metres before coming to rest next to runway 25L.
Classification:
Heavy landingLanding gear collapse
Runway mishap
Sources:
» Flugzeughavarie in Berlin-Schönefeld, Info Nr. 736/77» Soviet Transports
» Interflug.net
» Weg und Absturz der Interflug / K-D. Seifert
Photos
accident date: 22-11-1977
type: Tupolev Tu-134A
registration: DM-SCM
accident date: 22-11-1977
type: Tupolev Tu-134A
registration: DM-SCM
accident date: 22-11-1977
type: Tupolev Tu-134A
registration: DM-SCM
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-Sheremetyevo Airport to Berlin-Schönefeld Airport as the crow flies is 1585 km (990 miles).
Distance from Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport to Berlin-Schönefeld Airport as the crow flies is 1585 km (990 miles).
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