A310, Irkutsk Russia, 2006

A310, Irkutsk Russia, 2006

Summary

On 8 July 2006, S7 Airlines A310 overran the runway on landing at Irkutsk at high speed and was destroyed after the Captain mismanaged the thrust levers whilst attempting to apply reverse only on one engine because the flight was being conducted with one reverser inoperative. The Investigation noted that the aircraft had been despatched on the accident flight with the left engine thrust reverser de-activated as permitted under the MEL but also that the previous two flights had been carried out with a deactivated right engine thrust reverser.

Description

On 8 July 2006, an AIRBUS A-310 being operated by S7 Airlines on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Moscow Domodedovo to Irkutsk failed to stop on the runway after a daylight touchdown at destination in normal ground visibility and after a high speed overrun eventually hit significant obstructions, caught fire and was destroyed. Of 203 occupants, 125 were killed, 41 suffered serious injury and 22 suffered minor injuries.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the Interstate Aviation Committee. It was found that the aircraft had been despatched on the accident flight with the left engine thrust reverser de-activated as permitted under the Minimum Equipment List (MEL). It was noted that the previous two flights had been carried out with a deactivated right engine thrust reverser.

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