Incident Overview
During a flight from Novosibirsk to Yakutsk, the hydraulic pressure on engine number 2 dropped. The captain decided to divert to Krasnoyarsk Airport for an emergency landing. The approach was conducted in snowfall, and during the final segment, the four-engine airplane was too low. It struck the ground 200 meters short of the runway threshold, then crashed and burned. The aircraft was destroyed, but there were no casualties.
Investigation Findings
The cause of the loss of hydraulic pressure on engine number 2 remains unknown. However, the decision of the crew to divert to Krasnoyarsk Airport was deemed wrong, as the weather there was considered marginal. It would have been preferable to divert to Kemerovo or Bratsk Airport, where weather conditions were considered good.