Volga Dnepr A124 near Anchorage on Feb 2nd 2012, severe turbulence injures two crew
Last Update: November 20, 2015 / 14:17:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 2, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Volga-Dnepr
Departure
Hopkinsville, United States
Destination
Anchorage, United States
Aircraft Registration
RA-82046
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-124
ICAO Type Designator
A124
Airport ICAO Code
PANC
On Feb 6th 2012 the FAA reported a crew member sustained serious injuries.
On Nov 20th 2015 the NTSB released their brief final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
an inadvertent encounter with Clear Air Turbulence that resulted in serious injuries to two crewmembers
The NTSB stated that according to crew testimonies there had been pilot reports of light turbulence in the area. The aircraft was descending through 13,000 feet about 40nm out of Anchorage and was clear of cloud when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence for between 3 and 10 seconds, the vertical acceleration was recorded between -0.7G and +2.0G by the aircraft systems. One maintenance crew member was returning from the lavatory at the time, another one was seated with the seat belt fastened but was thrown against the arm rest, both received serious injuries.
Metars:
PANC 030253Z 15014G20KT 10SM FEW040 SCT070 BKN100 BKN200 02/M03 A2918 RMK AO2 SLP882 VIRGA S AND NW-NE T00171028 51017
PANC 030153Z 16011G19KT 10SM FEW045 SCT070 BKN100 OVC200 02/M03 A2917 RMK AO2 SLP879 VIRGA S AND NW-NE T00171028
PANC 030053Z 15013G21KT 10SM FEW045 SCT070 BKN100 OVC200 02/M03 A2914 RMK AO2 SLP869 VIRGA SW AND NW-NE T00221028
PANC 022353Z 16013G24KT 10SM FEW075 BKN100 OVC200 03/M03 A2913 RMK AO2 SLP865 4/040 60004 T00281033 10033 20000 51021
PANC 022253Z 16011G20KT 10SM FEW065 BKN110 OVC200 03/M04 A2912 RMK AO2 PK WND 17026/2157 SLP861 T00281039
PANC 022153Z 15017G25KT 10SM FEW065 BKN130 OVC200 03/M02 A2909 RMK AO2 PK WND 15031/2138 SLP853 T00281017
PANC 022053Z 16014G23KT 10SM FEW020 SCT065 BKN130 02/M02 A2907 RMK AO2 SLP844 60004 T00221017 51032
PANC 021953Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW013 SCT065 BKN130 01/M02 A2906 RMK AO2 RAE06SNE06 SLP841 P0001 T00111022
PANC 021912Z 15014G22KT 10SM FEW007 SCT013 BKN065 01/M01 A2903 RMK AO2 RAE06SNE06 P0001
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 2, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Volga-Dnepr
Departure
Hopkinsville, United States
Destination
Anchorage, United States
Aircraft Registration
RA-82046
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-124
ICAO Type Designator
A124
Airport ICAO Code
PANC
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