Landing short can ruin your day...
Originally Posted by Genghis the Engineer
Not so much that they landed short, as that they lost control of the aeroplane on touchdown.
Certainly a ruined day, no dispute on that point.
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Certainly a ruined day, no dispute on that point.
G
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Yes, that does look like an undershoot. The approach appears to have been flown with precision, suggesting that an early touchdown was intended. Google Earth tells me that runway is 2000 feet long, so I can imagine a pilot focusing on preventing landing long. And, there appears to be quite an upslope to the end of 08 where the crash occurred. I've seen AN-2 operations into a shorter runway with no apparent difficulty, so it seems reasonable that the pilot planned to land there, it just didn't work out this time...
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This website shows some pictures of the accident including the concrete block in front of the threshold that ripped off the undercarriage: https://www.meinbezirk.at/salzkammergut/c-lokales/bruchlandung-der-legendaeren-antonov2-am-flugfeld-laakirchen_a3585414#gallery=default&pid=20718936
NB: The website of the airfield gives a landing distance of 550m for runway 08 which is plenty for that kind of aeroplane. No need at all to land before the piano keys.
NNB: The approach chart (this link is from the airfield website: http://www.fliegerclub-traunsee.at/w...u-Jeppesen.pdf) explicitely warns of "In front of both RWYs marked steep slopes".
NB: The website of the airfield gives a landing distance of 550m for runway 08 which is plenty for that kind of aeroplane. No need at all to land before the piano keys.
NNB: The approach chart (this link is from the airfield website: http://www.fliegerclub-traunsee.at/w...u-Jeppesen.pdf) explicitely warns of "In front of both RWYs marked steep slopes".
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I’ve got the same type and model but with 5.0 loader for more lift than the 3.0 version in those pics
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Originally Posted by Genghis the Engineer
Not so much that they landed short, as that they lost control of the aeroplane on touchdown.
Certainly a ruined day, no dispute on that point.
G
Certainly a ruined day, no dispute on that point.
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the first sentence anyway
Originally Posted by EDMJ
Puts CFIT into an entirely new perspective...
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Not so normal landing imo. approach was flown a little too shallow angle. I witnessed another accident like that (Spanish AF Casa) with about identical path and result hitting short of runway uphill enbankment, damaging gear and other exitment as a result. That is not how to make a short precision landing.
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