Narrative:
While on approach to Noril'sk, the plane acquired an excessive vertical speed and descended below the glideslope. It impacted terrain in an open field about 470 m from the runway threshold and slid across the frozen ground for about 300 m. The Tu-154 had a high descent speed, maximum forward centre of gravity and slow flying speed. The high descent speed could not be countered by applying maximum elevator trim.
Loss of control
» posadki.net
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 16 November 1981 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-85480 |
| MSN: | 81A480 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1889 |
| Cycles: | 697 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 95 / Occupants: 160 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 99 / Occupants: 167 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Noril'sk Airport (NSK) ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA/UNKL), Russia |
| Noril'sk Airport (NSK/UOOO), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 3603 |
While on approach to Noril'sk, the plane acquired an excessive vertical speed and descended below the glideslope. It impacted terrain in an open field about 470 m from the runway threshold and slid across the frozen ground for about 300 m. The Tu-154 had a high descent speed, maximum forward centre of gravity and slow flying speed. The high descent speed could not be countered by applying maximum elevator trim.
Classification:
Horizontal stabilizer Loss of control
Sources:
» Dmitriy Yertsov» posadki.net
» Soviet Transports
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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 Krasnoyarsk Airport to Noril'sk Airport as the crow flies is 1472 km (920 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Krasnoyarsk Airport to Noril'sk Airport as the crow flies is 1472 km (920 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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