Moscow - Dubai
Flight / Schedule
Moscow - Dubai
Aircraft
Ilyushin II-86Registration
RA-86074
MSN
51483205041
Year of Manufacture
1985
Date
September 21, 2001 at 08:09 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Dubai Dubai
Region
Asia • United Arab Emirates
Coordinates
25.2277°, 55.1750°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On September 21, 2001 at 08:09 PM, Moscow - Dubai experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-86, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Dubai Dubai.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
322 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 322 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 15, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 307, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Moscow, the crew started a night approach to Dubai Intl Airport. Despite this was a non standard procedure, the captain requested that the landing gear circuit breaker be switched off so he could extend the flaps earlier and prior to gear extension. Later on approach, the flight engineer completed the checklist and mistakenly confirmed that gear were down after the crew forgot to turn the circuit breaker on again. The captain continued the approach without proceeding to a verification/confirmation that gear were down, causing the aircraft to land on its belly. It slid for few dozen metres and came to rest with both engines n°2 and 3 on fire as well as the rear part of the cargo compartment. All 321 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration RA-86074, MSN 51483205041, year of manufacture 1985.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.2277°, 55.1750°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Following an uneventful flight from Moscow, the crew started a night approach to Dubai Intl Airport. Despite this was a non standard procedure, the captain requested that the landing gear circuit breaker be switched off so he could extend the flaps earlier and prior to gear extension. Later on approach, the flight engineer completed the checklist and mistakenly confirmed that gear were down after the crew forgot to turn the circuit breaker on again. The captain continued the approach without proceeding to a verification/confirmation that gear were down, causing the aircraft to land on its belly. It slid for few dozen metres and came to rest with both engines n°2 and 3 on fire as well as the rear part of the cargo compartment. All 321 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
15
Passengers On Board
307
Estimated Survivors
322
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 322
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Moscow - Dubai
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Details
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