Date:	Thursday 23 May 1991
Time:	13:06
Type:	Tupolev Tu-154B-1
Owner/operator:	Aeroflot, Leningrad Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration:	CCCP-85097
MSN:	75A097
Year of manufacture:	1975
Engine model:	Kuznetsov NK-8-2U
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 181
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED) -   Russia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS)
Destination airport:	Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI)
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The Tupolev approached with a rate of descent during a rain shower and landed hard 13 m short of the runway. The right gear collapsed and the aircraft started to break up.

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