Antonov AN124 RA82046

Summary

On 2 February 2012 at about 18:42 local time, a Antonov AN124 registered RA82046, operated by Volga-Dnepr, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 February 2012 at 18:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.1733, -149.9833

Aircraft

Antonov AN124

Registration

RA82046

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Volga-Dnepr

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Campbell → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA12CA033

2 people were seriously injured.

an inadvertent encounter with Clear Air Turbulence that resulted in serious injuries to two crewmembers.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 2, 2012, about 1442 Alaska standard time, Volga-Dnepr Airlines flight VDA 4410, an Antonov AN-124-100, registration RA82046, encountered turbulence during approach to land to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was not damaged but two crew members received serious injuries. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 129 as an unscheduled cargo flight from Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Kentucky to ANC. According to flight crew statements there were pilot reports of light turbulence in the area. While the airplane was about 40 miles from ANC at an altitude of about 13,000 feet and clear of clouds, the flight encountered severe turbulence that lasted for about 3 to 10 seconds. The flight crew reported that the airplane's g-meter recorded the event at -0.6 to +2.0 Gs. At the time of the turbulence, one maintenance crew member was in the aft technical cabin returning from the lavatory and a second maintenance crewmember was in his seat with the seatbelt buckled but was jolted against the arm rest. Both crewmembers received serious injuries.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.