BREAKING-Antonov AN-124 Suffers Runway Excursion Following Emergency Landing

An engine failure has caused a Antonov AN-124 to make an emergency landing at Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) in Central Russia.

The Antonov An-124-100 freighter, registered as RA-82042, took off from OVB on its way to Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE) carrying a total of 14 people.

During take-off a failure was reported on the number 2 engine. This prompted the crew to initiate emergency protocol and conduct a go around followed by an immediate landing.

Volga Dnepr Antonov An-124 (RA-82042, built 1991) was badly damaged during initial climb from rwy 25 at Novosibirsk (UNNT) due to an uncontained failure of engine #2. The aircraft returned to land but overran rwy 25 where the nosegear broke. https://t.co/OnKB5hgbo2 pic.twitter.com/6mU9hmZ5AV

— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) November 13, 2020

It is reported that the cowling from the no.2 engine was found in a nearby field.

The aircraft came to rest ~200 m behind the end of runway 25. There were 83.5 tons of cargo on board at the time. Meanwhile, the missing cowling belonging to engine #2 was found in a field. https://t.co/OyZYofdzrqhttps://t.co/FN0SFYX5pv pic.twitter.com/pnff8Sorpg

— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) November 13, 2020

Inspectors from the Investigative Committee of Russia have been sent to carry out a preliminary investigation and establish the circumstances of the incident.

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