Tupolev TU-154 crash, May 23, 1991 (13 killed), Leningrad...
Tupolev TU-154 accident on May 23, 1991 near Leningrad-Pulkovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia with 13 fatalities. Cause: Wrong approach configuration by the...
- Date: May 23, 1991
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Leningrad-Pulkovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration by the flight crew, with poor crew coordination and continuation of an unstable approach instead of a go-around. The approach controller gave limited assistance.
Aeroflot Flight 8556, a Tu-154B-1 flying from Sukhumi to Leningrad, approached Pulkovo in heavy rain. The crew continued an unstable approach below the glide path instead of going around, and the aircraft struck the ground 13 m short of the threshold. It broke in three and came to rest 80 m left of the runway. Thirteen people died and 38 were injured.