Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Jul 19, 2005, Caticlan (Malay)
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on July 19, 2005 near Caticlan (Malay), Aklan, Philippines with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined in available sources. The...
- Date: July 19, 2005
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Caticlan (Malay), Aklan, Philippines
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined in available sources. The aircraft was too low on the final approach and struck the ground short of the runway.
A Yakovlev Yak-40 on an Interisland Airlines scheduled flight from Manila was too low on final approach to Caticlan and struck the ground short of the runway. A tyre burst on the raised runway edge and the undercarriage collapsed as the aircraft was being removed from the runway. All 23 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.