Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 7 August 1962 |
Type: | Tupolev Tu-114D |
Operator: | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate |
Registration: | CCCP-76479 |
MSN: | 628445 |
First flight: | 1962 |
Engines: | 4 Kuznetsov NK-12MV |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) ( Russia)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:The Tu-114 was severely damaged when the nose gear suddenly retracted during maintenance at ATB Vnukovo in August 1962. A junior engineer was working on the electronics of this aircraft and somehow managed to by-pass the protection mechanism preventing from the gear going up while on the ground.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.