What happened
During the final approach phase to Kolomyia-Korolivka Airport, located near Ivano-Frankivsk, an incident occurred involving aircraft operated by st ATD. The flight crew was preparing for landing when the Commander of st ATD, holding the rank of Major-General and present in the cockpit, intervened in the operation. This individual forced the active crew to alter their intended landing direction to the opposite side of the runway. As a consequence of this last-minute change in procedure, the aircraft touched down significantly further down the available runway length than planned. The plane subsequently overran the end of the paved surface and came to rest on an embankment adjacent to the airfield. Despite the impact with the terrain, there were no casualties reported among those on board.
Findings
The primary contributing factor identified in this event was unauthorized interference from a senior official in the cockpit. The decision to reverse the landing direction under pressure compromised the aircraft's stopping distance capability, leading directly to the runway overrun.