Izhma Airport
Encyclopedia
Izhma Airport is an airport in Komi
, Russia
located 3 km northeast of Izhma
. It formerly handled small aircraft (An-2
, An-24
, L-410, Yak-40
, etc.) but was closed to airliners in 2003 and is now only used for helicopter
s.
, operated by Tupolev Tu-154M
RA-85684 suffered a complete loss of electrical systems in flight. A successful emergency landing was carried out at Izhma but the aircraft overran the runway and was subsequently declared a write-off. All 81 passengers and crew escaped uninjured.
Having the damages repaired (including the replacement of two engines), on 24 March 2011, RA-85684 took off from Izhma airport and flew to the Ukhta airport
for a safe landing, and further to Samara
for technical inspection.
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
located 3 km northeast of Izhma
Izhma
Izhma may refer to:*Izhma, Komi Republic, a rural locality in the Komi Republic, Russia*Izhma, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a rural locality in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia*Izhma Airport, an airport in the Komi Republic, Russia...
. It formerly handled small aircraft (An-2
Antonov An-2
The Antonov An-2 is a single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed in the USSR in 1946...
, 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:...
, L-410, Yak-40
Yakovlev Yak-40
The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a small, three-engined airliner that is often called the first regional jet transport aircraft...
, etc.) but was closed to airliners in 2003 and is now only used for helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s.
Accidents and incidents
On 7 September 2010, Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Flight 514Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Flight 514
Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Flight 514 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Udachny, Russia, to Moscow. On 7 September 2010, the Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85684 aircraft suffered a complete electrical failure en route, leading to a loss of navigational systems...
, operated by Tupolev Tu-154M
Tupolev Tu-154
The Tupolev Tu-154 is a three-engine medium-range narrow-body airliner designed in the mid 1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. As the mainstay 'workhorse' of Soviet and Russian airlines for several decades, it serviced over a sixth of the world's landmass and carried half of all passengers flown...
RA-85684 suffered a complete loss of electrical systems in flight. A successful emergency landing was carried out at Izhma but the aircraft overran the runway and was subsequently declared a write-off. All 81 passengers and crew escaped uninjured.
Having the damages repaired (including the replacement of two engines), on 24 March 2011, RA-85684 took off from Izhma airport and flew to the Ukhta airport
Ukhta Airport
Ukhta Airport is a civilian airport in Russia located 5 km east of Ukhta . It services medium-sized airliners....
for a safe landing, and further to Samara
Samara, Russia
Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
for technical inspection.