A Sukhoi Superjet registered as RA-89085 and operated by Russian airline Azimuth has caught fire after landing at Antalya Airport, Türkiye. Flight A45051 originated in Sochi and reportedly brought 89 passengers to Antalya, all of which and the six crew members were evacuated safely.
Videos circulating online show the aircraft’s left engine on fire which quickly spread to other areas around the engine. It is currently unknown what caused the fire.
Azimut Havayolları’nın #A45051 Soçi – Antalya seferini yapan RA-89085 tescilli Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR tipi uçakta, inişten sonra yangın çıktı.
Yangının uçağın, motorundan çıktığı belirtildi. Olaya ARFF ve havalimanı ekipleri hızlıca müdahale etti. Olay sebebiyle uçağın iniş… pic.twitter.com/WPvv47QbN6
— HavaSosyalMedya (@HavaSosyalMedya) November 24, 2024
The involved Sukhoi Superjet is seven years old. Reports say the aircraft suffered a hard landing. The runway was temporarily closed.
This accident is not the first time a Superjet has caught fire on landing.
Jan-Hendrik is an aviation enthusiast from Germany, loves to travel the world and fly on as many aircraft as possible. His first flight was with a Condor 757 to Spain and has been interested in aviation ever since. His fields of expertise are aircraft accidents and passenger experience (PaxEx).
