Antonov AN-26 crash, Aug 25, 2010, Tallinn-Lennart Meri-Ü...
Antonov AN-26 accident on August 25, 2010 near Tallinn-Lennart Meri-Ülemiste, Harjumaa, Estonia with no fatalities. Cause: Inadequate flight engineer...
- Date: August 25, 2010
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Tallinn-Lennart Meri-Ülemiste, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Inadequate flight engineer action in retracting the landing gear early and without command, enabled by a weight-on-wheels switch that was incorrectly adjusted. Early rotation at low speed and weak crew resource management were contributing factors.
An Antonov An-26B cargo flight from Tallinn to Helsinki began its takeoff roll on runway 08. The pilot rotated early without a Vr callout, and the flight engineer retracted the landing gear while the aircraft was still on the ground or barely airborne. The aircraft settled onto its belly and slid about 1.2 km, but no one was injured.