Narrative:
The aircraft suffered a hydraulics failure while en route to Frunze (now Bishkek). The landing gear could not be lowered, forcing the crew to carry out a wheels-up landing on the grass at Frunze. The aircraft suffered substantial damage but all 3 crew and 40 passengers escaped unhurt.
Forced landing on runway
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 2 September 1989 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Kyrgyzstan |
| Registration: | CCCP-87509 |
| MSN: | 9521140 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bishkek Airport (FRU) ( Kyrgyzstan)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Przhevalsk Airport, Kyrgyzstan |
| Frunze Airport (FRU/UAFM), Kyrgyzstan |
The aircraft suffered a hydraulics failure while en route to Frunze (now Bishkek). The landing gear could not be lowered, forcing the crew to carry out a wheels-up landing on the grass at Frunze. The aircraft suffered substantial damage but all 3 crew and 40 passengers escaped unhurt.
Classification:
Hydraulic system problemForced landing on runway
Sources:
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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 Przhevalsk Airport to Frunze Airport as the crow flies is 324 km (203 miles).
Distance from Przhevalsk Airport to Frunze Airport as the crow flies is 324 km (203 miles).
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