Tupolev TU-134 crash, Jun 24, 2003, Nyagan
Tupolev TU-134 accident on June 24, 2003 near Nyagan, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Poor maintenance work on the hydraulic...
- Date: June 24, 2003
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-134
- Location: Nyagan, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Poor maintenance work on the hydraulic amplifier and an incorrectly installed rudder actuator that was not detected, combined with the crew continuing the takeoff despite the rudder pedal difficulty and abandoning it late.
A Tupolev Tu-134 undergoing rudder actuator work during a maintenance test flight from Nyagan to Salekhard veered left during takeoff. The crew used nosewheel steering, which burst a tyre, and the takeoff was abandoned too late to stop. The aircraft overran the runway, lost its nose gear and was damaged beyond repair. All 11 occupants escaped uninjured.