ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331873
| Date: | Wednesday 10 April 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12B |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kaliningrad Airport (KGD) -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kaliningrad-Khrabrovo Airport (KGD/UMKK) |
On landing at Kaliningrad the shock absorber of the nose gear exploded when the nose gear touched the ground. The aircraft caught fire and veered off the runway.
The shock absorber had been filled with nitrogen which was contaminated by 8% of oxygen.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
Location
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