Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268
Wreckage of the aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 December 2012 |
| Summary | Runway overrun on landing due to braking system failure and pilot error |
| Site | |
| Total fatalities | 5 |
| Total injuries | 4 |
| Aircraft | |
| RA-64047, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2011 | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-204-100B |
| Operator | Red Wings Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | WZ9268 |
| ICAO flight No. | RWZ9268 |
| Call sign | REDWINGS 9268 |
| Registration | RA-64047 |
| Flight origin | Pardubice Airport, Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Destination | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Occupants | 8 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 3 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
On 29 December 2012, Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268, operated by a Tupolev Tu-204-100 passenger jet, crashed on landing at Moscow Vnukovo Airport, Russia, following a repositioning flight from Pardubice Airport, Czech Republic. There were no passengers on board, but 5 of the 8 crew members were killed when the aircraft hit a ditch and highway structures after overrunning the runway.
The accident marked the second hull-loss of a Tupolev Tu-204, as well as the type's first fatal accident since its introduction in 1989.