Incident
On approach to Pavlodar Airport, air traffic controllers instructed the crew to turn left to create spacing from another aircraft arriving at the same airfield. During the final approach, at an altitude of 50 meters and approximately 300 meters from the runway threshold, the aircraft was positioned 51 meters left of the runway centerline. The crew decided against initiating a go-around and continued the descent.
The aircraft landed on the right half of the runway, roughly 7–10 meters from the left edge, at a speed of 205 km/h and a rate of descent of 2.5 m/s. Upon touchdown, the aircraft bounced and made contact with the runway again 30 meters farther. It then became uncontrollable, veered off the runway to the right, and struck a Yakovlev Yak-40 (registration CCCP-87451) that was parked on the apron.
Aftermath
Both aircraft were destroyed in the collision. All 22 occupants on board the incident aircraft evacuated safely. No injuries were reported.
Investigation Findings
The official investigation determined that the crew failed to recognize that they were landing on a non-paved runway and did not initiate a go-around when the landing maneuver was clearly compromised.