Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066

Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066
	RA-82042, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date	13 November 2020
Summary	Uncontained engine failure, runway excursion
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-124 Ruslan
Operator	Volga-Dnepr Airlines
ICAO flight No.	VDA4066
Call sign	VOLGA4066
Registration	RA-82042
Flight origin	Incheon International Airport, Seoul, Korea
Stopover	Tolmachevo Airport, Novosibirsk, Russia
Destination	Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria
Occupants	14
Crew	14
Survivors	14 (all)

On 13 November 2020, Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066 suffered an uncontained engine failure on take-off from Tolmachevo Airport, Novosibirsk, Russia for Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria. The aircraft was severely damaged, and was further damaged when it overran the runway on landing at Tolmachevo airport.

Accident

Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066 was a chartered cargo flight,[1] from Incheon International Airport, Seoul, Korea to Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria, with a stopover at Tolmachevo Airport, Novosibirsk, Russia. On 13 November 2020, the first leg was performed without incident. The aircraft departed from Tolmachevo Airport for Vienna at 12:09 local time (5:09 UTC). Shortly after take-off engine No.2 of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure.[2] Debris from the engine punctured the aircraft's fuselage and wings, affecting power supplies and rendering the ADS-B inoperative. The aircraft's braking system was also affected,[3] as were engine Nos. 3 and 4.[4] Communications with air traffic control were also lost.[5]

The aircraft landed back at Tolmachevo Airport, but overran the runway by 300 metres (330 yd) and its nosewheels collapsed; one of the two sets of nosewheels did not extend before the landing. The aircraft's brakes, spoilers and thrust reversers were inoperative.[2][5] All fourteen people on board the aircraft survived uninjured.[1] Due to the damage the aircraft sustained, engine No.1 was unable to be shut down for three hours after the accident.[6][5]

On 27 November, work began to move the aircraft from its final position to an apron where repairs will be carried out. Two BREM-1 armoured recovery vehicles were used to move the stricken aircraft.[7]

Aircraft

The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-124 Ruslan, registration RA-82042, msn 9773054055093. The aircraft had first flown in 1991. It was powered by four Lotarev D-18T turbofan engines.[2]

Aftermath

On 25 November, Volga-Dnepr Airlines decided to ground its fleet of An-124 Ruslan aircraft.[3] The grounding was due to the discovery of flaws in some of the 60 engines that the airline owns. The intention is that following a detailed inspection the engines will be able to return to service, allowing the aircraft to fly again.[6] Following the grounding, Antonov brought its An-225 Mryia aircraft back into commercial operation, supplementing its own fleet of An-124s, which were operating at full capacity.[8]

Investigation

The Interstate Aviation Committee (Russian: Межгосударственный авиационный комитет; МАК) is responsible for investigating civil aviation accidents in Russia.

References

O'Connor, Kate (13 November 2020). "An-124 Overruns Runway After Engine Failure". Avweb. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
"RA-82042 accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
Field, James (25 November 2020). "Volga-Dnepr Grounds Antonov An-124 Fleet Indefinitely". Airways Magazine. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
"Фрагменты аварийно севшего Ан-124 начали отделяться еще в полете" [Fragments of the crashed An-124 began to separate while in flight] (in Russian). Interfax. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
Hradecky, Simon (13 November 2020). "Accident: Volga-Dnepr A124 at Novosibirsk on Nov 13th 2020, overran runway after uncontained engine failure and communication failure". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
Anderson, Zaref (25 November 2020). "Volga-Dnepr Airlines Grounds Antonov An-124 Fleet". Aeronautics Online. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
"Самолет Ан-124 начали передвигать спустя две недели после экстренной посадки в Толмачёво" [The An-124 aircraft began to move two weeks later after an emergency landing in Tolmachevo] (in Russian). NGS. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
"Antonov rolls out its cargo big gun, the AN-225, to fill in for grounded 124s". Loadstar. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020..

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[Avweb-1] O'Connor, Kate (13 November 2020). "An-124 Overruns Runway After Engine Failure". Avweb. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[ASN-2] "RA-82042 accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[Grounded-3] Field, James (25 November 2020). "Volga-Dnepr Grounds Antonov An-124 Fleet Indefinitely". Airways Magazine. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[Interfax-4] "Фрагменты аварийно севшего Ан-124 начали отделяться еще в полете" [Fragments of the crashed An-124 began to separate while in flight] (in Russian). Interfax. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[Herald-5] Hradecky, Simon (13 November 2020). "Accident: Volga-Dnepr A124 at Novosibirsk on Nov 13th 2020, overran runway after uncontained engine failure and communication failure". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[Aeronautics-6] Anderson, Zaref (25 November 2020). "Volga-Dnepr Airlines Grounds Antonov An-124 Fleet". Aeronautics Online. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[NGS271120-7] "Самолет Ан-124 начали передвигать спустя две недели после экстренной посадки в Толмачёво" [The An-124 aircraft began to move two weeks later after an emergency landing in Tolmachevo] (in Russian). NGS. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[Loadstar-8] "Antonov rolls out its cargo big gun, the AN-225, to fill in for grounded 124s". Loadstar. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020..

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