Accident: Ural A321 at Kazan on Jan 25th 2013, aircraft struck localizer antenna during go-around
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Jan 25th 2013 15:13Z, last updated Friday, Jan 25th 2013 15:17Z
A Ural Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VQ-BOZ performing flight U6-3045 (dep Jan 24th) from Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) to Kazan (Russia), was on final automatic approach to Kazan, visibility about 800 meters with cloud base at 100 feet, when the crew after breaking out of cloud at about 100 feet AGL initiated a go-around due to not being in a proper position to land on the runway. The aircraft struck one of the localizer antennas but managed to climb out safely. The aircraft positioned for another approach to Kazan and landed safely. There were no injuries, the aircraft received substantial damage to its tail.
Russia's Emergency Ministry of Tatarstan confirmed the aircraft struck the localizer antenna during the go-around, but managed to land on its second approach to Kazan. There were no injuries, the aircraft was substantially damaged in its tail area, the next scheduled flight of the aircraft had to be flown by a replacement aircraft VQ-BOF.
The airline confirmed the aircraft was damaged when it struck the localizer however there were no injuries.
Kazan offers a runway 11L/29R of 3724 meters/12210 feet length with ILS approaches available to both 11L and 29R.
Metars:
UWKD 250200Z 32002MPS 3000 BR BCFG OVC003 M24/M26 Q1006 118/0050 NOSIG RMK QFE745/0994
UWKD 250130Z 09002MPS 0200 R29R/0650 FZFG VV002 M24/M26 Q1006 798/0050 NOSIG RMK QBB060 QFE743/0991
UWKD 250100Z 09002MPS 5000 BR BKN002 M24/M27 Q1006 798/0050 NOSIG RMK QBB080 QFE743/0991
UWKD 250030Z 00000MPS 5000 BR BKN002 M24/M27 Q1006 798/0050 NOSIG RMK QBB080 QFE743/0991
UWKD 250000Z 10002MPS 1700 BR BKN002 M24/M27 Q1006 798/0050 NOSIG RMK QBB080 QFE743/0991
UWKD 242330Z 11002MPS 0900 R29R/P1500 FZFG VV001 M23/M26 Q1006 798/0050 NOSIG RMK QBB030 QFE743/0991
UWKD 242300Z 04002MPS 0250 R29R/0800 FZFG VV001 M23/M26 Q1006 798/0050 NOSIG RMK QBB030 QFE743/0991
UWKD 242230Z 02002MPS 0600 R29R/P1400 FZFG VV001 M22/M25 Q1006 798/0050 NOSIG RMK QBB030 QFE743/0991
UWKD 242200Z 00000MPS 2000 BR OVC001 M22/M25 Q1007 798/0050 TEMPO 0800 FZFG RMK QBB030 QFE744/0992
UWKD 242130Z 07002MPS 0350 R29R/0900 FZFG VV001 M20/M23 Q1007 798/0050 NOSIG RMK QBB030 QFE744/0992
UWKD 242100Z 08002MPS 5000 BR OVC001 M19/M21 Q1007 798/0050 NOSIG RMK QBB050 QFE744/0992
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