Narrative:
The hydraulic system of the Yak-40 failed during a night-time flight to Tbilisi (TBS). The crew were only able to lower the undercarriage and carried out a flapless landing. They touched down at a speed of 250 km/h (135 kts) and overran the end of the runway at a speed of 165 km/h (89 knots). It hit a concrete mast and broke in three.
The flight originated in Ulyanovsk.
» Scramble 362
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 2 October 1978 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-87544 |
| MSN: | 9530942 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tbilisi Airport (TBS) ( Georgia)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Volgograd Airport (VOG/URWW), Russia |
| Tbilisi Airport (TBS/UGGG), Georgia |
The hydraulic system of the Yak-40 failed during a night-time flight to Tbilisi (TBS). The crew were only able to lower the undercarriage and carried out a flapless landing. They touched down at a speed of 250 km/h (135 kts) and overran the end of the runway at a speed of 165 km/h (89 knots). It hit a concrete mast and broke in three.
The flight originated in Ulyanovsk.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Scramble 362
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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 Volgograd Airport to Tbilisi Airport as the crow flies is 787 km (492 miles).
Distance from Volgograd Airport to Tbilisi Airport as the crow flies is 787 km (492 miles).
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