Tupolev TU-154 crash, Jul 4, 2000, Thessaloniki
Tupolev TU-154 accident on July 4, 2000 near Thessaloniki, Thessaly, Greece with no fatalities. Cause: Crew failure to follow ATC instructions,...
- Date: July 4, 2000
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Thessaloniki, Thessaly, Greece
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew failure to follow ATC instructions, resulting in an unstabilized approach, failure to lower the landing gear, and inadequate cockpit resource management. The gear warning was apparently inactive.
A Malev Tu-154 substituted for a 737 on a flight from Budapest to Thessaloniki failed to follow the tower's instruction to extend downwind and turned in late. The crew did not lower the landing gear, and the aircraft touched down gear-up on the runway. The crew went around, landed safely on the gear and all 94 occupants were evacuated safely.