Aeroflot Flight 343

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Aeroflot Flight 343
Ilyushin Il-62M, Aeroflot AN1061813.jpg
The aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date29 September 1982 (1982-09-29)
SummaryRunway excursion
Siteat Luxembourg Findel Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-62M
OperatorAeroflot
RegistrationCCCP-86470
Flight originSheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow
1st stopoverLuxembourg Findel Airport
2nd stopoverJosé Martí International Airport
DestinationJorge Chávez International Airport
Occupants77
Passengers66
Crew11
Fatalities7
Injuries70
Survivors70

Aeroflot Flight 343 (Russian: Рейс 343 Аэрофлота Reys 343 Aeroflota) was a passenger flight from Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport, on a stopover at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, that veered off the runway on 29 September 1982, fatally injuring seven occupants. The Ilyushin Il-62M operating the flight suffered a mechanical failure.[1]

Aircraft[]

The aircraft involved in the accident was an Ilyushin Il-62M operated by Aeroflot, registered CCCP-86470. The aircraft rolled off the assembly line of the Kazan production facility in April 1977. At the time of the accident the aircraft had 10,325 flight hours.[2]

Accident description[]

The flight was intended for the Moscow-Luxembourg-Havana-Lima route, but crashed on the first stopover in Luxembourg. The flight had 66 passengers and 11 crew members. The aircraft started experiencing technical difficulties on approach to landing. At an altitude of just 5 m (16 ft) above the runway and a speed of 278 km/h (173 mph; 150 kn), with the engines set at 40% Nh, the thrust reversers on engines No. 1 and 4 were released; immediately thereafter the Il-62 suddenly began to pivot to the right. Five seconds later at a speed of 265 km/h (165 mph; 143 kn), the crew increased power on engine No. 4 to 80% Nh and engine No. 1 – to 86% Nh, intending to re-align the aircraft with the runway. Instead, the deviation to the right only increased. Instead of stopping on the runway, the aircraft wing hit a water tower, then continued on, striking a small airport fence before it rolled into a small forest, damaged several trees, then fell into a small ravine 200 meters from the runway at 20:23 local time.[3]

Causes[]

The investigation determined the probable cause of the accident to be mechanical failure of the thrust reversers on engine No.1:[3]

"The accident may be attributed to a mechanical failure affecting the mechanism of controlling thrust which occurred during the most critical phase of landing. This failure, sudden and unpredictable, was identified by the crew and made the aircraft uncontrollable in direction during the execution of the normal landing procedure."[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 62M CCCP-86470 Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  2. ^ "Ильюшин Ил-62М Бортовой №: СССР-86470". russianplanes.net. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  3. ^ a b "Катастрофа Ил-62М ЦУМВС в а/п Люксембург-Финдель". www.airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-05.

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