Scat CRJ2 at Almaty on Jan 29th 2013, impacted ground near airport

A Scat Airlines Canadair CRJ-200, registration UP-CJ006 performing flight DV-760 from Kokshetau to Almaty (Kazakhstan) with 16 passengers and 5 crew, was on final approach to Almaty's runway 23R in poor visibility due to fog when the crew decided to go around but the aircraft disappeared from radar screens at 13:13L (07:13Z). The aircraft was found in swampy terrain about 1400 meters short of the runway threshold at around 14:00L. All occupants perished.

The passenger and crew manifest lists 21 names (16 passengers and 5 crew, a lap child's name was later added).

Kazakhstan's emergency ministry reported 16 passengers (including one child) and 5 crew were killed in the crash near the village Kyzyltu (about 1km north of the approximate final position, see map below).

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport and Communication reported the aircraft involved was UP-CJ006 (MSN: 7413), which had accumulated 25,707 flight hours in 22,975 flight cycles since new, the aircraft had joined Scat Airlines' fleet in September 2012 and had received its last certificate of airworthiness on Sep 20th 2012. An investigation commission has been formed to investigate the causes of the crash.

On Jan 30th 2013 the Ministry added, that the blackboxes have been sent to Moscow for readout by the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK).

On Jan 31st 2013 the lead investigator said in an interview, that the actual horizontal visibility was at 300 meters and vertical at 30 meters, requiring a CatIIIb capability, the crew was thus not permitted to land in these conditions, however was permitted to descend down to decision height (30 meters for this particular CRJ-200). The weather service of the airport reported even worse conditions with a RVR of 200 meters and vertical visibility of 20 meters, which would require CatIIIc capability to land. The aircraft had planned for two alternate aerodromes, Karagranda and Astana, and carried sufficient fuel to reach either alternate after a go-around.

On Feb 1st 2013 the MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee) reported that the black boxes delivered to the MAK received mechanical damage in the crash. Works to restore and read the information stored on the recorders have begun.

On Feb 6th 2013 the MAK announced that the data of the flight have been successfully downloaded from the black boxes after reconstruction and have been forwarded to the investigation commission for further analysis.

On Jan 29th 2014 Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport reported first interim results of the investigation stating, the aircraft carried sufficient fuel to abort the approach and divert to the alternate aerodrome and both engines as well as all aircraft systems were working efficiently. The investigation also determined there was no icing or other external influence. The investigation is continuing, the necessity to establish why the crew did not complete all actions necessary for the missed approach renders the investigation highly complex.

Metars:

UAAA 290800Z 34002MPS 0100 R23R/0150N R23L/0150N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1019 882/0150 NOSIG RMK QBB040

UAAA 290730Z 02001MPS 0150 R23R/0150N R23L/0200N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1018 882/0150 NOSIG RMK QBB040

UAAA 290700Z 05001MPS 0150 R23R/0150N R23L/0200N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1019 882/0150 NOSIG RMK QBB040

UAAA 290630Z 36003MPS 330V040 0100 R23R/0150N R23L/0150N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1019 882/0150 NOSIG RMK QBB040

UAAA 290600Z 04003MPS 340V070 0250 R23R/0250N R23L/0250N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1019 R23R/3///50 R23L/2///50 NOSIG RMK QBB050

UAAA 290530Z 36002MPS 0100 R23R/0150N R23L/0150N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1019 R23R/3///50 R23L/2///50 NOSIG RMK QBB040

UAAA 290500Z VRB01MPS 0150 R23R/0200V0400U R23L/0200N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1019 R23R/3///50 R23L/2///50 NOSIG RMK QBB040

UAAA 290430Z VRB01MPS 0150 R23R/0200N R23L/0300N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1019 R23R/3///50 R23L/3///45 NOSIG RMK QBB050

UAAA 290400Z 33002MPS 0250 R23R/0200V0350D R23L/0250N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1020 R23R/3///50 R23L/3///45 NOSIG RMK QBB050

UAAA 290330Z VRB01MPS 0150 R23R/0150N R23L/0150N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1019 R23R/3///50 R23L/3///45 NOSIG RMK QBB050

UAAA 290300Z 08001MPS 0150 R23R/0150N R23L/0200N FZFG VV001 M01/M01 Q1019 R23R/3///50 R23L/3///45 NOSIG RMK QBB050

Aerial Overview of crash site:

Remains of the aircraft (Photo: Reuters/Stringer):

Line up of emergency services in front of the VOR (Photo: Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov):

CatII/III ILS/DME-Y 23R approach (Graphics: AIP Kazakhstan):

Detail Map (Graphics: AVH/Google Earth):

Map (Graphics: AVH/Google Earth):