Narrative:
CSA Flight 531 landed at Nicosia's runway 14 and veered to the right, 150 m short of the runway end. The Tupolev struck 2 taxi lights and skidded down a 4 feet embankment. A fire started in the no. 1 engine, but was quickly contained by the fire services.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilot to stop the aircraft within the nominally adequate runway distance available and the subsequent entry of the aircraft into a right turn at high speed, as a result of which the aircraft was subjected to lateral centrifugal forces and side skidded off the runway."
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1973 |
| Time: | 06:39 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-104A |
| Operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | OK-MDE |
| MSN: | 86601202 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Engines: | 2 Mikulin AM-3M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 70 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Nicosia Airport (NIC) ( Cyprus)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI), Syria |
| Nicosia Airport (NIC/LCNC), Cyprus | |
| Flightnumber: | 531 |
CSA Flight 531 landed at Nicosia's runway 14 and veered to the right, 150 m short of the runway end. The Tupolev struck 2 taxi lights and skidded down a 4 feet embankment. A fire started in the no. 1 engine, but was quickly contained by the fire services.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilot to stop the aircraft within the nominally adequate runway distance available and the subsequent entry of the aircraft into a right turn at high speed, as a result of which the aircraft was subjected to lateral centrifugal forces and side skidded off the runway."
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
accident date: 29-08-1973
type: Tupolev Tu-104A
registration: OK-MDE
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 Damascus International Airport to Nicosia Airport as the crow flies is 352 km (220 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Damascus International Airport to Nicosia Airport as the crow flies is 352 km (220 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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