What happened
A positioning flight intended to transport an aircraft type to Moscow-Domodedovo for scheduled maintenance departed from Mitiga. During the approach to the runway, the aircraft crossed the 32R threshold at an altitude of 12 meters while traveling at an excessive speed of 304 km/h.
As the aircraft descended to approximately five meters, the captain directed the flight engineer to reduce speed by returning the levers to idle. Following this, the captain requested the deployment of thrust reversers. Due to a lack of clear communication and potential distraction, the flight engineer did not properly execute the command or confirm the instruction. This led to the aircraft floating at an altitude of less than one meter before making contact with the runway 1,100 meters beyond the threshold at 258 km/h.
Because the aircraft could not stop within the remaining runway length, it overran the pavement. The impact caused the landing gear to separate and the fuselage to break into three distinct sections. All six occupants were successfully rescued from the wreckage, with two injuries reported.
Findings
- The aircraft approached the runway threshold at an excessive speed.
- Improper execution of thrust reverser deployment by the flight engineer due to confusion and distraction contributed to the overrun.