Narrative:
The aircraft touched down with 2.4 g on landing at the Barneo ice strip, causing the right main gear to partially collapse.
On April 23, 2015, while awaiting repairs, the aircraft received additional damage when it was caught in strong winds of over 58 knots. The aircraft collapsed onto the right wing.
The engines were then dismantled and removed from the aircraft, and on July 27, 2015, it sank into the water as a result of cracks opening on the base ice floe at the location of the aircraft.
Runway mishap
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Friday 3 April 2015 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-74-200 |
| Operator: | ShAR Inc. Ltd. |
| Registration: | RA-74056 |
| MSN: | 47098951 |
| First flight: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4883 |
| Cycles: | 1690 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Barneo Camp Icestrip ( Arctic Ocean)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Svalbard-Longyearbyen Airport (LYR/ENSB), Norway |
| Barneo Camp Icestrip, Arctic Ocean |
The aircraft touched down with 2.4 g on landing at the Barneo ice strip, causing the right main gear to partially collapse.
On April 23, 2015, while awaiting repairs, the aircraft received additional damage when it was caught in strong winds of over 58 knots. The aircraft collapsed onto the right wing.
The engines were then dismantled and removed from the aircraft, and on July 27, 2015, it sank into the water as a result of cracks opening on the base ice floe at the location of the aircraft.
Classification:
Heavy landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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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 Svalbard-Longyearbyen Airport to Barneo Camp Icestrip as the crow flies is 1261 km (788 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Svalbard-Longyearbyen Airport to Barneo Camp Icestrip as the crow flies is 1261 km (788 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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