Kyzylorda – Astana

On March 27, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Kyzylorda – Astana experienced a crash involving Fokker 100, operated by Bek Air, with the event recorded near Astana Akmola.

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.

121 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 121 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 116, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Kyzylorda, the crew initiated the descent to Astana Airport and configured the aircraft for landing. After the crew lowered the landing gear, he realized that the nose gear remained stuck in its wheel well. The captain abandoned the approach and initiated a go-around. During the holding circuit, the crew elected to lower the gear manually, without success. After a 50 minutes circuit, the crew decided to land without the nose gear. After touchdown on runway 22, the aircraft slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All 121 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration UP-F1012, MSN 11426, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.1278°, 71.4413°.