Antonov AN-26 crash, Oct 11, 2016, Belaya Gora
Antonov AN-26 accident on October 11, 2016 near Belaya Gora, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with no fatalities. Cause: MAK (Interstate Aviation...
- Date: October 11, 2016
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Belaya Gora, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee): crew misidentified the unpaved snow covered runway and landed on the floodplain under minima; no airline procedures for NDB approaches, tower failure to pass actual visibility and unsuitable landmarks contributed.
A Polar Airlines An26 (RA 26660) flying scheduled flight PI203 from Yakutsk came down about 390 m short of the snow covered runway at Belaya Gora on 11 October 2016. The right main and nose gear collapsed and the right propeller separated, but all 33 occupants were evacuated safely. The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) found the crew misidentified the unpaved runway during an NDB approach in snowfall with visibility below the 4000 m minimum, and the tower did not transmit the actual visibility.