IrAero Flight 103
Encyclopedia
IrAero Flight 103 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Chita to Ignatyevo Airport
near Blagoveshchensk
, Russia. On 8 August 2011, the flight was operated by Antonov An-24
RA-46561. The aircraft overran the runway at Ignatyevo Airport by 200 metres (218.7 yd) on landing and was written off. Twelve of the 36 people on board were injured.
, registration
RA-46561, manufacturer's serial number 67310609. The aircraft had been manufactured in 1976.
in force at the time of the accident was "UHBB 080400Z 19004MPS 3100 -TSRA OVC016CB 23/22 Q1006 NOSIG RMK QFE737/0983 36290540". The aircraft overran the end of the runway coming to rest some 200 metres (218.7 yd) later with the landing gear collapsed and the left wing detached from the aircraft. Of the five crew and 31 passengers on board, nine passengers and three crew were injured.
opened an investigation into the accident, with B G Rafikov in charge. Although both the Cockpit Voice Recorder
and the Flight Data Recorder
were damaged in the accident, good data were retrieved from both instruments.
was suspended by Rostransnadzor as a consequence of this and other runway overruns incurred by the airline.
Ignatyevo Airport
Ignatyevo Airport is a large airport in Russia located 20 km northwest of Blagoveshchensk. It services up to medium-sized airliners and conducts 24-hour flight operations...
near Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. Population: -Early history of the region:The early residents of both sides of the Amur in the region of today's Blagoveshchensk were the Daurs and Duchers...
, Russia. On 8 August 2011, the flight was operated by Antonov An-24
Antonov An-24
The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau from 1957.-Design and development:...
RA-46561. The aircraft overran the runway at Ignatyevo Airport by 200 metres (218.7 yd) on landing and was written off. Twelve of the 36 people on board were injured.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-24Antonov An-24
The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau from 1957.-Design and development:...
, registration
Aircraft registration
An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...
RA-46561, manufacturer's serial number 67310609. The aircraft had been manufactured in 1976.
Accident
The aircraft landed at Blagoveshchensk's Ignatyevo Airport at 14:20 local time (04:20 Zulu Time). Thunderstorms were reported in the area at the time. The METARMETAR
METAR is a format for reporting weather information. A METAR weather report is predominantly used by pilots in fulfillment of a part of a pre-flight weather briefing, and by meteorologists, who use aggregated METAR information to assist in weather forecasting....
in force at the time of the accident was "UHBB 080400Z 19004MPS 3100 -TSRA OVC016CB 23/22 Q1006 NOSIG RMK QFE737/0983 36290540". The aircraft overran the end of the runway coming to rest some 200 metres (218.7 yd) later with the landing gear collapsed and the left wing detached from the aircraft. Of the five crew and 31 passengers on board, nine passengers and three crew were injured.
Investigation
On 9 August, the Interstate Aviation Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent StatesCommonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
opened an investigation into the accident, with B G Rafikov in charge. Although both the Cockpit Voice Recorder
Cockpit voice recorder
A cockpit voice recorder , often referred to as a "black box", is a flight recorder used to record the audio environment in the flight deck of an aircraft for the purpose of investigation of accidents and incidents...
and the Flight Data Recorder
Flight data recorder
A flight data recorder is an electronic device employed to record any instructions sent to any electronic systems on an aircraft. It is a device used to record specific aircraft performance parameters...
were damaged in the accident, good data were retrieved from both instruments.
Aftermath
On 17 August, IrAero's Air Operator's CertificateAir Operator's Certificate
An air operator's certificate is the approval granted from a national aviation authority to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets and system in place to ensure the safety of its employees and the general public...
was suspended by Rostransnadzor as a consequence of this and other runway overruns incurred by the airline.