Narrative:
As the Tupolev failed to lift off the runway, the captain rejected the takeoff at a speed of 270-280 km/h. The airplane overran the end of the runway and continued for about 500 metres. The nose gear collapsed before the Tupolev came to rest. The aircraft had been overloaded by 6 tons.
Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion
accident date: 21-01-1995
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: UN-85455
accident date: 21-01-1995
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: CCCP-85455
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 21 January 1995 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator: | Kazakhstan Airlines |
| Registration: | UN-85455 |
| MSN: | 80A455 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 105 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 117 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Karachi International Airport (KHI) ( Pakistan)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Karachi International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Pakistan |
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As the Tupolev failed to lift off the runway, the captain rejected the takeoff at a speed of 270-280 km/h. The airplane overran the end of the runway and continued for about 500 metres. The nose gear collapsed before the Tupolev came to rest. The aircraft had been overloaded by 6 tons.
Classification:
Overloaded Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
accident date: 21-01-1995
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: UN-85455
accident date: 21-01-1995
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: CCCP-85455
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