An 24 1 640Wing-tip strike!

On 17 August, Angara Airlines flight 2G8275 was damaged in a botched landing at Ust-Kut Airport, in poor weather conditions, and struck its left wing onto the runway surface.

The left-hand wing tip of Antonov 24 RA-47848 (msn 17307410) was severely damaged and the nose landing gear had folded.

Onboard were 44 passengers and four crew, none of whom were injured.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage (fracture of the left wing). No weather data was available for Ust-Kut.

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