Narrative:
The aircraft landed hard following an unstabilized visual approach in light turbulence. The gear collapsed and the aircraft overran the runway.
The centre of gravity was out of limits and the crew had manually set the aircraft out of trim.
Centre of Gravity outside limits
Heavy landing
Runway excursion
» Soviet Transports
accident date: 24-09-1988
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: CCCP-85479
accident date: 24-09-1988
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: CCCP-85479
accident date: 24-09-1988
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: CCCP-85479
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Saturday 24 September 1988 |
| Time: | 14:26 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Armenia |
| Registration: | CCCP-85479 |
| MSN: | 81A479 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 158 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 168 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Aleppo Airport (ALP) ( Syria)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Yerevan Airport (EVN/UDYZ), Armenia |
| Aleppo-Nejrab Airport (ALP/OSAP), Syria |
The aircraft landed hard following an unstabilized visual approach in light turbulence. The gear collapsed and the aircraft overran the runway.
The centre of gravity was out of limits and the crew had manually set the aircraft out of trim.
Classification:
Landing after unstabilized approachCentre of Gravity outside limits
Heavy landing
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/89 (#33)» Soviet Transports
Photos
accident date: 24-09-1988
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: CCCP-85479
accident date: 24-09-1988
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: CCCP-85479
accident date: 24-09-1988
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: CCCP-85479
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 Yerevan Airport to Aleppo-Nejrab Airport as the crow flies is 761 km (476 miles).
Distance from Yerevan Airport to Aleppo-Nejrab Airport as the crow flies is 761 km (476 miles).
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