Ilyushin II-76 crash, Jan 15, 2009 (4 killed), Makhachkala
Ilyushin II-76 accident on January 15, 2009 near Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia with 4 fatalities. Cause: A combination of a landing in...
- Date: January 15, 2009
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: A combination of a landing in below-minima fog, poor landing technique, a holding position violation, ATC and ground marking shortcomings, meteorological and flight preparation failures, and the captain's failure to divert.
Two Ilyushin Il-76MD transports collided on the ground at Makhachkala at night in fog. One aircraft landed in visibility below 800 metres, veered off the runway and its left wing struck the cockpit of a second aircraft waiting at the holding point. Four crew members in the waiting aircraft were killed and three were injured, and the landing aircraft had only minor damage.