ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324407
| Date: | Thursday 25 July 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Owner/operator: | Weasua Air Transport |
| Registration: | RA-87573 |
| MSN: | 9220522 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monrovia-Sprigg Payne Airport (MLW) -
 Liberia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA/GFLL) |
| Monrovia-Sprigg Payne Airport (MLW/GLMR) |
The Yakovlev landed 5 m short of the runway after encountering windshear on final approach. The aircraft hit the runway edge, causing the left gear to collapse. The Yak skidded for another 300 m.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
Scramble 210
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