Ilyushin II-76 crash, Jun 27, 2012, Tver-Migalovo AFB
Ilyushin II-76 accident on June 27, 2012 near Tver-Migalovo AFB, Tver oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Likely an incorrect approach...
- Date: June 27, 2012
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Tver-Migalovo AFB, Tver oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Likely an incorrect approach configuration, leading to a nose-first landing with high aerodynamic loads.
An Il-76 on a local training flight at Migalovo was making touch-and-go landings at night when it approached in a nose-down attitude. It landed nose gear first with high loads, and the nose gear penetrated the floor behind the cockpit. All four crew evacuated and the aircraft was written off.