Narrative:
The aircraft was approaching Magdagachi Airport at night in adverse weather and deviated from the approach path due to the strong winds. It came in too high and descended too fast, causing the nose wheel to hit the mast of a landing light 500 metres beyond the inner marker and 5 more masts were destroyed by the cockpit and the wings. Eventually the aircraft came to rest in a field before the runway threshold.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1957 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-12P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1828 |
| MSN: | 93013415 |
| First flight: | 1949 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8489 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Magdagachi Airport (GDG) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Russia |
| Magdagachi Airport (GDG/UHBI), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 554 |
The aircraft was approaching Magdagachi Airport at night in adverse weather and deviated from the approach path due to the strong winds. It came in too high and descended too fast, causing the nose wheel to hit the mast of a landing light 500 metres beyond the inner marker and 5 more masts were destroyed by the cockpit and the wings. Eventually the aircraft came to rest in a field before the runway threshold.
Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
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 Irkutsk Airport to Magdagachi Airport as the crow flies is 1427 km (892 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Irkutsk Airport to Magdagachi Airport as the crow flies is 1427 km (892 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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