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{{short description|2013 aviation accident}}
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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
|name = South Airlines Antonov An-24 crash
| name = South Airlines Flight 8971
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| image = UR-WRA by Volodymyr Moroz.jpg
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|occurrence_type = Accident
| image_upright = 1.1
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|image = UR-WRA by Volodymyr Moroz.jpg
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| alt =
|image_size = 250px
| caption = UR-WRA, the aircraft involved, photographed a month before the accident
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| occurrence_type = Accident
|caption = Aircraft involved in the crash
|date = 13 February 2013, 18:09 [[Kiev Time]]
| date = {{Start date|2013|02|13|df=y}}
|summary = Impacted ground right wing-first near the runway while attempting to land in fog
| summary = Crashed next to the runway while landing in fog
|site = [[Donetsk]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], Ukraine
| site = [[Donetsk International Airport]], [[Donetsk]], Ukraine
| coordinates = <!--{{coord|LAT|LON|type:event|display = inline,title}} -->
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|aircraft_type = [[Antonov An-24]]
| aircraft_type = [[Antonov An-24]]
|aircraft_name =
| aircraft_name =
|operator = [[South Airlines]]
| operator = [[South Airlines]]
| IATA = YG8971
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|tail_number = UR-WRA
| ICAO = OTL8971
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|origin = [[Odessa]], Ukraine
| callsign = SOUTHLINE 8971
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|destination = [[Donetsk]], Ukraine
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| tail_number = UR-WRA
|passengers = 44
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| origin = [[Odesa International Airport]], Ukraine
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|crew = 8
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| destination = [[Donetsk International Airport]], [[Donetsk]], Ukraine
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|injuries = 9
|fatalities = 5
| occupants = 52
|survivors = 47
| passengers = 44
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| crew = 8
| fatalities = 5
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| injuries = 9
| survivors = 47
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On 13 February 2013, a Ukrainian [[Antonov An-24]] passenger aircraft operating [[South Airlines]] flight 8971 crashed on landing at [[Donetsk International Airport]], Ukraine, killing 5 of the 52 people on board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deaths reported in Ukraine plane crash|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/13/world/europe/ukraine-crash|access-date=17 February 2013|publisher=CNN|date=14 February 2013|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109234621/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/13/world/europe/ukraine-crash|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Flight Crew ==
On 13 February 2013, at 18:09 [[Kiev Time]],<ref name=Hradecky/> a Ukrainian [[South Airlines]] [[Antonov An-24]] plane commencing [[air charter|chartered]] flight YG 8971 crash-landed in [[Donetsk]], [[Ukraine]], leading to five confirmed fatalities.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reuters|title=AN-24 crash-landing kills 5 in Donetsk|url=http://rt.com/news/ukraine-plane-emergency-landing-153/|accessdate=17 February 2013|publisher=RT|location=Russia|date=13 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=CNN Staff|title=Deaths reported in Ukraine plane crash|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/13/world/europe/ukraine-crash|accessdate=17 February 2013|publisher=CNN|date=14 February 2013}}</ref>


The crew of the flight consisted of:
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==Accident==


Captain - Sergey Nikolaevich Melashenko
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After a Ukrainian internal flight from [[Odessa]] to [[Donetsk]] the plane overshot the [[runway]] as it made a [[hard landing]] at [[Donetsk International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Five killed as plane crash-lands in eastern Ukraine|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21451432|accessdate=17 February 2013|publisher=BBC News|date=13 February 2013}}</ref> As of 13 February 2013 five passengers were confirmed dead, while the fate of one passenger remains unclear.<ref>{{uk icon}} [http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/general/140518.html Кількість жертв аварійної посадки літака в Донецьку збільшилася до п'яти ''Number of victims emergency landing in Donetsk to five''], [[Interfax Ukraine]] (13 February 2013)</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Balmforth|first=Richard|title=Plane crash landing in Ukraine kills at least five: officials|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/13/us-ukraine-plane-idUSBRE91C1A220130213|accessdate=17 February 2013|agency=Reuters|date=13 February 2013}}</ref> After touchdown the aircraft had burst into flames, however most occupants were evacuated because they were able to escape from the burning aircraft through a hole in the [[fuselage]] left by the crash.<ref name="VVSAF8971KP14213"/><ref name=Hradecky>[http://avherald.com/h?article=45db0756&opt=0 Accident: South AN24 at Donetsk on Feb 13th 2013, aircraft burst into flames on landing], The Aviation Herald (13 February 2013)</ref> Eyewitnesses have stated that the aircraft was attempting to land in dense [[fog]] and touched down on soft ground between the main runway and the taxiway, other observers reported the aircraft touched down short of the runway, on soft ground.<ref name=Hradecky/> According to flight documentation on board were 36 passengers and 7 crew members; but there were also several unregistered passengers making the total of people on board 52.<ref name=52pSAF8971>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/all-five-victims-of-an-24-crash-male-three-identified-says-regional-prosecutor-320406.html All five victims of An-24 crash male, three identified, says regional prosecutor], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (14 February 2013)</ref><ref name=IFU13213PC>{{uk icon}} [http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/general/140524.html Заступник голови Одеської ОДА Матковський міг знаходитися на борту літака, що вчинив аварійну посадку ''Deputy Head of the Odessa Regional State Administration Matkovsky could be on board an aircraft that made an emergency landing''], [[Interfax Ukraine]] (13 February 2013)</ref>


First Officer - Oleg Smirnov
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All 44 passengers were football fans on their way to [[2012–13_UEFA_Champions_League_knockout_phase#Round_of_16|the match]] between [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] and [[Borussia Dortmund]].<ref name=UPSAF8971>{{uk icon}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2013/02/13/6983448/ Губернатор: при посадці літака 4 людини загинули, 12- постраждали ''Governor: when the aircraft landing 4 people died, 12 – suffered''], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (13 February 2013)</ref> This match opened with a [[minute of silence]] in memory of the deceased.<ref name=GSAF8971/>


Flight Engineer - Roman Korol
The aircraft was built in 1973.<ref name="rupl">{{ru icon}} [http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/4158 UR-WRA]</ref>

Navigator - Sergei Xlopcev

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==Accident==
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At 18:09 [[Kyiv Time]], after an internal flight from [[Odesa]] to [[Donetsk]], the plane missed the runway as it made a [[hard landing]] at [[Donetsk International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Five killed as plane crash-lands in eastern Ukraine|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21451432|access-date=17 February 2013|publisher=BBC News|date=13 February 2013|archive-date=16 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216054029/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21451432|url-status=live}}</ref> Five passengers were confirmed dead.<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/general/140518.html Кількість жертв аварійної посадки літака в Донецьку збільшилася до п'яти ''Number of victims emergency landing in Donetsk to five''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216125826/http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/general/140518.html |date=16 February 2013 }}, [[Interfax Ukraine]] (13 February 2013)</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Balmforth|first=Richard|title=Plane crash landing in Ukraine kills at least five: officials|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-plane-idUSBRE91C1A220130213|access-date=17 February 2013|work=Reuters|date=13 February 2013|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116155844/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-plane-idUSBRE91C1A220130213|url-status=live}}</ref> After touchdown the aircraft had burst into flames, however, most occupants were evacuated because they were able to escape from the burning aircraft through a hole in the [[fuselage]] left by the crash.<ref name="VVSAF8971KP14213"/><ref name=Hradecky>[http://avherald.com/h?article=45db0756&opt=0 Accident: South AN24 at Donetsk on Feb 13th 2013, aircraft burst into flames on landing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105123713/http://avherald.com/h?article=45db0756&opt=0 |date=5 November 2019 }}, The Aviation Herald (13 February 2013)</ref> Eyewitnesses have stated that the aircraft was attempting to land in dense [[fog]] and touched down on soft ground between the main runway and the taxiway, other observers reported the aircraft touched down short of the runway, on soft ground.<ref name=Hradecky/> According to flight documentation on board were 36 passengers and 7 crew members; but there were also several unregistered passengers making the total of people on board 52.<ref name=52pSAF8971>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/all-five-victims-of-an-24-crash-male-three-identified-says-regional-prosecutor-320406.html All five victims of An-24 crash male, three identified, says regional prosecutor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217141407/http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/all-five-victims-of-an-24-crash-male-three-identified-says-regional-prosecutor-320406.html |date=17 February 2013 }}, ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (14 February 2013)</ref><ref name=IFU13213PC>{{in lang|uk}} [http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/general/140524.html Заступник голови Одеської ОДА Матковський міг знаходитися на борту літака, що вчинив аварійну посадку ''Deputy Head of the Odessa Regional State Administration Matkovsky could be on board an aircraft that made an emergency landing''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729103447/http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/general/140524.html |date=29 July 2014 }}, [[Interfax Ukraine]] (13 February 2013)</ref>

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All 44 passengers were football fans on their way to [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Round of 16|the match]] between [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] and [[Borussia Dortmund]].<ref name=UPSAF8971>{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2013/02/13/6983448/ Губернатор: при посадці літака 4 людини загинули, 12- постраждали ''Governor: when the aircraft landing 4 people died, 12 – suffered''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216095446/http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2013/02/13/6983448/ |date=16 February 2013 }}, [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (13 February 2013)</ref> This match opened with a [[minute of silence]] in memory of the deceased.<ref name=GSAF8971/>

The aircraft was built in 1973.<ref name="rupl">{{Cite web|url=https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/4158|title=✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация|website=russianplanes.net|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030211733/https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/4158|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Investigation==
==Investigation==
[[Donetsk Oblast]] Prosecutor's Officer Volodymyr Vyshynsky is in charge of the inquiry which was opened the day after the crash.<ref name=52pSAF8971/> On 14 February 2013 investigators considered pilot error, faulty ground support equipment and poor weather conditions as possible causes.<ref name="VVSAF8971KP14213">[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/crashed-ukrainian-plane-hit-weather-station-320423.html Crashed Ukrainian plane hit weather station], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (14 February 2013)</ref> The plane's pilot blamed bad weather for the accident; while the plane's operator, [[South Airlines]], stated that the plane was in good condition and the pilot should not have landed in the fog and should have diverted to another airport.<ref name="VVSAF8971KP14213"/> One passenger mentioned "engine failure during landing".<ref name=GSAF8971>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/14/ukraine-plane-crash-champions-league Ukraine plane crash kills Champions League fans], ''[[The Guardian]]'' (14 February 2013)</ref>
[[Donetsk Oblast]] Prosecutor's Officer Volodymyr Vyshynsky is in charge of the inquiry which was opened the day after the crash.<ref name=52pSAF8971/> On 14 February 2013 investigators considered pilot error, faulty ground support equipment and poor weather conditions as possible causes.<ref name="VVSAF8971KP14213">[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/crashed-ukrainian-plane-hit-weather-station-320423.html Crashed Ukrainian plane hit weather station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215045112/http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/crashed-ukrainian-plane-hit-weather-station-320423.html |date=15 February 2013 }}, ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (14 February 2013)</ref> The plane's pilot blamed bad weather for the accident; while the plane's operator, [[South Airlines]], stated that the plane was in good condition and the pilot should not have landed in the fog and should have diverted to another airport.<ref name="VVSAF8971KP14213"/> One passenger mentioned "engine failure during landing".<ref name=GSAF8971>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/14/ukraine-plane-crash-champions-league Ukraine plane crash kills Champions League fans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826005705/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/14/ukraine-plane-crash-champions-league |date=26 August 2016 }}, ''[[The Guardian]]'' (14 February 2013)</ref>


Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Vilkol stated that the cause for the crash was a loss of speed by the aircraft during landing approach due to an error of the unprepared crew, which had no clearance to make the flight in those weather conditions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/148781.html|title=Crew error behind An-24 crash in Donetsk, says Vice Premier Vilkul|website=Interfax-Ukraine|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030211736/https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/148781.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ministry of Transport reported that at the [[Instrument approach#Minimum descent altitude (MDA)|Minimum Descent Altitude]] (MDA) the crew did not establish visual contact with the approach lights or runway, the commander then reduced the rate of descent however did not communicate a decision to go-around or continue the approach to his crew. The aircraft slowed to below the [[minimum control speed]], rolled to 48 degrees of bank and impacted ground right wing first.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=45db0756|title=Accident: South AN24 at Donetsk on Feb 13th 2013, loss of control on short final|website=avherald.com|access-date=13 February 2013|archive-date=10 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010203756/http://avherald.com/h?article=45db0756|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also==
*'''Portals'''{{Portal|Ukraine|Aviation|Disasters|Death|2000s}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:16, 15 May 2024

South Airlines Flight 8971
UR-WRA, the aircraft involved, photographed a month before the accident
Accident
Date13 February 2013 (2013-02-13)
SummaryCrashed next to the runway while landing in fog
SiteDonetsk International Airport, Donetsk, Ukraine
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-24
OperatorSouth Airlines
IATA flight No.YG8971
ICAO flight No.OTL8971
Call signSOUTHLINE 8971
RegistrationUR-WRA
Flight originOdesa International Airport, Ukraine
DestinationDonetsk International Airport, Donetsk, Ukraine
Occupants52
Passengers44
Crew8
Fatalities5
Injuries9
Survivors47

On 13 February 2013, a Ukrainian Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft operating South Airlines flight 8971 crashed on landing at Donetsk International Airport, Ukraine, killing 5 of the 52 people on board.[1]

Flight Crew

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The crew of the flight consisted of:

Captain - Sergey Nikolaevich Melashenko

First Officer - Oleg Smirnov

Flight Engineer - Roman Korol

Navigator - Sergei Xlopcev

Accident

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At 18:09 Kyiv Time, after an internal flight from Odesa to Donetsk, the plane missed the runway as it made a hard landing at Donetsk International Airport.[2] Five passengers were confirmed dead.[3][4] After touchdown the aircraft had burst into flames, however, most occupants were evacuated because they were able to escape from the burning aircraft through a hole in the fuselage left by the crash.[5][6] Eyewitnesses have stated that the aircraft was attempting to land in dense fog and touched down on soft ground between the main runway and the taxiway, other observers reported the aircraft touched down short of the runway, on soft ground.[6] According to flight documentation on board were 36 passengers and 7 crew members; but there were also several unregistered passengers making the total of people on board 52.[7][8]

All 44 passengers were football fans on their way to the match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Borussia Dortmund.[9] This match opened with a minute of silence in memory of the deceased.[10]

The aircraft was built in 1973.[11]

Investigation

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Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Officer Volodymyr Vyshynsky is in charge of the inquiry which was opened the day after the crash.[7] On 14 February 2013 investigators considered pilot error, faulty ground support equipment and poor weather conditions as possible causes.[5] The plane's pilot blamed bad weather for the accident; while the plane's operator, South Airlines, stated that the plane was in good condition and the pilot should not have landed in the fog and should have diverted to another airport.[5] One passenger mentioned "engine failure during landing".[10]

Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Vilkol stated that the cause for the crash was a loss of speed by the aircraft during landing approach due to an error of the unprepared crew, which had no clearance to make the flight in those weather conditions.[12] The Ministry of Transport reported that at the Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) the crew did not establish visual contact with the approach lights or runway, the commander then reduced the rate of descent however did not communicate a decision to go-around or continue the approach to his crew. The aircraft slowed to below the minimum control speed, rolled to 48 degrees of bank and impacted ground right wing first.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Deaths reported in Ukraine plane crash". CNN. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Five killed as plane crash-lands in eastern Ukraine". BBC News. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. ^ (in Ukrainian) Кількість жертв аварійної посадки літака в Донецьку збільшилася до п'яти Number of victims emergency landing in Donetsk to five Archived 16 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax Ukraine (13 February 2013)
  4. ^ Balmforth, Richard (13 February 2013). "Plane crash landing in Ukraine kills at least five: officials". Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Crashed Ukrainian plane hit weather station Archived 15 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (14 February 2013)
  6. ^ a b Accident: South AN24 at Donetsk on Feb 13th 2013, aircraft burst into flames on landing Archived 5 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, The Aviation Herald (13 February 2013)
  7. ^ a b All five victims of An-24 crash male, three identified, says regional prosecutor Archived 17 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (14 February 2013)
  8. ^ (in Ukrainian) Заступник голови Одеської ОДА Матковський міг знаходитися на борту літака, що вчинив аварійну посадку Deputy Head of the Odessa Regional State Administration Matkovsky could be on board an aircraft that made an emergency landing Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax Ukraine (13 February 2013)
  9. ^ (in Ukrainian) Губернатор: при посадці літака 4 людини загинули, 12- постраждали Governor: when the aircraft landing 4 people died, 12 – suffered Archived 16 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrayinska Pravda (13 February 2013)
  10. ^ a b Ukraine plane crash kills Champions League fans Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian (14 February 2013)
  11. ^ "✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация". russianplanes.net. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Crew error behind An-24 crash in Donetsk, says Vice Premier Vilkul". Interfax-Ukraine. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Accident: South AN24 at Donetsk on Feb 13th 2013, loss of control on short final". avherald.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

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