Narrative:
Immediately after the aircraft became airborne, at a height of 2-3 meters, the captain ordered the flight engineer the raise the undercarriage. As a result of a long takeoff run the engineer noticed a railway embankment ahead and panicked. He erroneously switched off the engine ignition, causing the aircraft to touch down again. It ran 211 meters until it collided with and a telegraph pole.
Runway excursion
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 24 December 1958 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-12T |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1458 |
| MSN: | 8302525 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Uralsk Airport (URA) ( Kazakhstan)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Uralsk Airport (URA/UARR), Kazakhstan |
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Immediately after the aircraft became airborne, at a height of 2-3 meters, the captain ordered the flight engineer the raise the undercarriage. As a result of a long takeoff run the engineer noticed a railway embankment ahead and panicked. He erroneously switched off the engine ignition, causing the aircraft to touch down again. It ran 211 meters until it collided with and a telegraph pole.
Classification:
All engine powerlossRunway excursion
Sources:
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