Boeing 737-800 crash, Sep 1, 2018, Sochi-Adler
Boeing 737-800 accident on September 1, 2018 near Sochi-Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: MAK: The crew repeatedly ignored wind...
- Date: September 1, 2018
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
- Location: Sochi-Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: MAK: The crew repeatedly ignored wind shear warnings, braking was insufficient due to low runway friction and standing water, and the aircraft overran the runway end.
A UTair Boeing 737 800 overran the runway at Sochi Adler during heavy rain on 31 August 2018, landing about 1,285 m past the threshold. The aircraft broke through the perimeter fence, came to rest in a riverbed and caught fire. 18 occupants were injured and the rest escaped unhurt. The Russian investigation cited ignored windshear warnings, low runway friction and late reverse thrust.