![]() RA-82042, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
Accident | |
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Date | 13 November 2020 |
Summary | Uncontained engine failure, runway excursion |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-124 Ruslan |
Operator | Volga-Dnepr Airlines |
ICAO flight No. | VDA4066 |
Call sign | VOLGA4066 |
Registration | RA-82042 |
Flight origin | Incheon International Airport, Seoul, Korea |
Stopover | Tolmachevo Airport, Novosibirsk, Russia |
Destination | Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria |
Occupants | 14 |
Crew | 14 |
Survivors | 14 |
On 13 November 2020, Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066 suffered an uncontained engine failure on take-off from Tolmachevo Airport, Novosibirsk, Russia for Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria. The aircraft was severely damaged, and was further damaged when it overran the runway on landing at Tolmachevo airport. The investigation into the accident is currently ongoing.
The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-124 Ruslan, registration RA-82042, msn 9773054055093. The aircraft had first flown in 1991. It was powered by four Lotarev D-18T turbofan engines. [1]
Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066 was a chartered cargo flight, [2] from Incheon International Airport, Seoul, Korea, to Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria, with a stopover at Tolmachevo Airport, Novosibirsk, Russia. On 13 November 2020, the first leg was performed without incident. The aircraft departed from Tolmachevo Airport for Vienna at 12:09 local time (5:09 UTC). Shortly after take-off the No. 2 engine of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure. [1] Debris from the engine punctured the aircraft's fuselage and wings, affecting power supplies and rendering the ADS-B inoperative. The aircraft's braking system was also affected, [3] as were engines 3 and 4. [4] Communications with air traffic control were also lost. [5]
The aircraft landed back at Tolmachevo Airport, but overran the runway by 300 metres (330 yd) and its nosewheels collapsed; one of the two sets of nosewheels did not extend before the landing. The aircraft's brakes, spoilers and thrust reversers were inoperative. [1] [5] All fourteen people on board the aircraft survived uninjured. [2] Due to the damage the aircraft sustained, engine No.1 was unable to be shut down for three hours after the accident. [6] [5]
On 27 November, work began to move the aircraft from its final position to an apron where repairs will be carried out. Two BREM-1 armoured recovery vehicles were used to move the stricken aircraft. [7]
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