Fatal Charter Flight Crash in Bugulma Due to Icing and Approach Errors (CCCP-47823)

Flight Details and Weather Conditions The aircraft departed Nizhnevartovsk on a charter flight to Bugulma, carrying four crew members and 37 employees from an oil company. Weather conditions in Bugulma were poor, with clouds down to 80 metres, icing conditions, and a visibility of 800 metres. During the approach, the crew encountered icing conditions at an altitude of 1,100 metres but did not activate the deicing systems. As the aircraft descended to 900 metres, an icing alarm sounded in the cockpit, but the captain decided to continue the approach in that configuration. ## Approach and Go-Around After the crew selected the flaps down to an angle of 30°, the aircraft was cleared to land. However, it became unstable and departed the approach path to the right. After crossing the permissible deviation limit, air traffic control instructed the crew to initiate a go-around procedure. The captain increased engine power and began the go-around maneuver, but the aircraft adopted a high angle of attack, stalled, and pitched down to an angle of 75-80°. ## Impact and Aftermath At a speed of 260 km/h, the aircraft struck the ground 802 metres short of the runway and was destroyed upon impact. The wreckage was found 598 metres to the right of the extended runway centerline, and all 41 occupants were killed.