Narrative:
The An-24 passenger plane deviated from the glide path during the approach for landing at Guryev Airport (now named Atyrau), Kazakhstan.
The airplane touched down hard at a high speed (210 km/h) 45 metres before the runway threshold and bounced twice. The aircraft came down at 3.5 g and suffered substantial damage. All 5 crew and 38 passengers escaped unhurt.
Runway mishap
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 13 August 1976 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-47734 |
| MSN: | 69901002 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Guryev Airport (GUW) ( Kazakhstan)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Guryev Airport (GUW/UAGZ), Kazakhstan |
The An-24 passenger plane deviated from the glide path during the approach for landing at Guryev Airport (now named Atyrau), Kazakhstan.
The airplane touched down hard at a high speed (210 km/h) 45 metres before the runway threshold and bounced twice. The aircraft came down at 3.5 g and suffered substantial damage. All 5 crew and 38 passengers escaped unhurt.
Classification:
Bounced on landingRunway mishap
Sources:
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