| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-85321 |
| MSN: | 78A321 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 184 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chita Airport (HTA) -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barnaul Airport (BAX/UNBB) |
| Chita Airport (HTA/UIAA) |
The Tu-154 came in well above the glide-path on finals to Chita-Kadala and was 'forced down' by the pilot, touching down 240 m before the runway threshold. The tail broke off and the gear struts collapsed as a result.
It appeared that the centre of gravity was too far forward.
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