| Date: | Sunday 23 August 1992 |
| Time: | 17:17 |
| Type: | Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot Russian International Airlines |
| Registration: | CCCP-85670 |
| MSN: | 89A828 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Soloviev D-30KU-154-II |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 145 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) -
Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC) |
| Destination airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The approach to runway 14 in conditions of heavy rain and turbulence was abandoned and a go-around initiated. The aircraft still lost some height and collided with a 6 m high antenna, located 650 m from the runway. The inner flaps on the right wing were damaged substantially and the crew could only carry out a right hand turn instead of a left one as told by ATC. A safe flapless landing on runway 16 was made.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) falling below the glide path in the final approach; 2) take-off procedure initiated too late; 3) incorrect assessment of the weather conditions by the crew; -4) insufficient and/or inappropriate cooperation of the crew members."
Sources:
Schlussbericht der Eidgenössischen Flugunfall-Untersuchungskommission nr. 1500
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