Avia Traffic Company Flight 768

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Avia Traffic Company Flight 768
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The aircraft involved photographed in 2013
Accident
Date22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
SummaryHard landing, runway excursion
Site Osh Airport, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
40°37′N72°48′E / 40.617°N 72.800°E / 40.617; 72.800
Aircraft
Aircraft type Boeing 737-300
Operator Avia Traffic Company
IATA flight No.YK768
ICAO flight No.AVJ768
Call signATOMIC 768
Registration EX-37005
Flight origin Bishkek Airport, Kyrgyzstan
Destination Osh Airport, Kyrgyzstan
Occupants159
Passengers153
Crew6
Fatalities0
Injuries14 (4 serious)
Survivors159 (all)

Avia Traffic Company Flight 768 was a scheduled passenger flight from Bishkek to Osh, Kyrgyzstan. On 22 November 2015, the Boeing 737-300 operating the flight was about to land at Osh Airport but it touched down so hard that both main landing gears sheared off. The aircraft skidded off the runway with the left engine being torn from its mount as well. There were no fatalities in the accident, but 14 people were injured. [1]

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Accident

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Bishkek
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Map of Kyrgyzstan showing the flight origin (Bishkek) and the destination airoprt (Osh), where the accident occurred

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-3YO, registration EX-37005, originally delivered to Philippine Airlines in 1990; it was later sold to Garuda Indonesia, Citilink and Sama Airlines before being sold to Avia Traffic Company in 2011. The aircraft was 25 years old at the time of the accident. [2] The aircraft was written off after the accident. [3]

Landing

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Flight 768 after the runway excursion

The aircraft had originally departed Krasnoyarsk Airport Russia for Osh but diverted to Bishkek due to fog in Osh. After the weather improved, the crew departed for Osh. Ground observers reported that the visibility deteriorated to about 150 m (490 ft). [4]

The aircraft was performing an ILS approach to Osh's runway 12 at about 07:56L (01:56Z) but touched down hard causing the landing gear to collapse and separate from the aircraft. The aircraft went off the runway and ran over rough terrain, the left-hand CFM International CFM56 engine separated and the right-hand engine received substantial damage before the aircraft came to a stop about 1,500 m (4,900 ft) from touchdown. Four occupants received serious injuries and ten occupants received minor injuries. [5]

Investigation

Russia's Civil Aviation Authority opened an investigation into the accident. Preliminary reports suggested the aircraft was performing an ILS approach to Osh's runway 12, with 50 m (160 ft) visibility in fog. The crew conducted a go-around following a hard touch down and joined the traffic pattern, but during the traffic pattern the crew decided to divert to their alternate and return to Bishkek, but soon after they received warnings of two hydraulic system failures, as well as failure of the No.2 engine, which was caused by the collapsed right landing gear. The crew shut the No.2 engine down and decided to perform an emergency landing at Osh, despite weather being below safe minima. The aircraft touched down very hard and skidded off the runway. [5]

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References

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