Antonov AN-26 crash, Jan 3, 2015, Magadan-Sokol
Antonov AN-26 accident on January 3, 2015 near Magadan-Sokol, Magadan oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: MAK: The captain rejected the takeoff...
- Date: January 3, 2015
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Magadan-Sokol, Magadan oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: MAK: The captain rejected the takeoff after the elevator was blocked by the locked yoke; the flight engineer attempted to release the controls lock while the aircraft was accelerating, causing the roll off the runway, with FCOM and checklist violations contributing.
On 3 January 2015 an Antonov An 26B cargo flight (RA 26082) at Magadan Sokol reached about 250 km/h on the takeoff run when the elevator could not be moved, so the captain rejected the takeoff. The aircraft veered off the right side of the runway into snow covered ground, lost its nose and right main gear and stopped about 490 m further with the right wing bent. None of the eight occupants were hurt; the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) found the flight controls had not been checked before engine start.