Su-30MKI crash at Paris Air Show Le Bourget 1999

In June 1999 the T10PMK-1 arrived at Paris-Le Bourget where it was to participate in the 43rd Paris airshow Le Bourget. Pilot Vyacheslav Aver'yanov and WSO Vladimir Shendrik made 3 demonstration flights and the Su-30MKI qualified for the flying display. Both aviation experts and "plain Joe public" visitors were looking forward to see the latest Sukhoi fighter flying at the show.

On 12th June 1999 Su-30MKI "01" Blue crashed during a training flight prior to the grand opening. While demonstrating a controlled spin, which was a part of the displaying programme, Aver'yanov initiated recovery too late, making one turn too many. As it pulled out of the dive, the fighter struck the ground in a tail-down altitude; the next moment it was climbing away, but with the starboard-engine's jetpipe broken by the impact and flames belching from the port-engine due to a ruptured fuel line. The damaged engine's nozzle was pointing 30 dregrees up, causing an uncontrollable pitch up. As Su-30MKI stood on its tail and the nose started falling through, Aver'yanov and Shendrik ejected. Seconds later the fighter pancaked out, beside the runway, and exploded - an eerie reminiscent of Anatoliy Kvochur's accident in a Mig-29 at the 1989 Paris Airshow

The crew was rushed to a hospital, but it was discharged the following day, as neither Aver'yanov nor Shendrik had suffered any injuries. The experts agreed that the crash was caused by pilot error, Aver'yanov said later that the disorientation caused by the sun affecting the pilot's perception of height, had been the cause of the accident.

The crew
-Pilot Vyacheslav Averyanov
http://www.testpilot.ru/russia/sukhoi/isp/aver.htm
-Co-pilot Vladimir Shendrik
http://www.testpilot.ru/russia/sukhoi/isp/shendrik.htm


Check out this scan
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u197/Aggelos_05/Su-27180.jpg




Excerpt from video "Test pilots. Survive in an accident" (Летчики-испытатели. Выжить в катастрофе), created/produced by Wings of Russia Studio.

Сухой Су-30МКИ.
http://www.testpilot.ru/review/isp/su30mk.htm

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[madedd02]

fuck off americans, go watch ur crashes...u have plenty of them.

[INDIAUNITEDFOREVER]

This isnt the MKI version. Sukhoi 30 MK-I is the customized and the most advanced 'active' Sukhoi variant ever produced considering the Sukhoi HAL T-50 PAK FA is still in development.SU-30MKI is in the service of the Indian Air Force ( the I in MKI stands for INDIA). Its integrated with Indian,Israeli and French Subsystems to add to its lethality to fit the extreme requirements of the IAF.

[5xthejoy]

All I see of videos on the side is SU-27 and MIG-29 CRASHES. Fuckin pilot and ppl killers, are these SU's and MIG's. I guess you get what you pay for.

[5xthejoy]

@GaFrEzJu47 russias plains oops planes, more impact on the ground than in the air. LOL It kills A LOT of pilots and innocent people watching that fake modified show shit, I mean jet. LOL @ russian tech, BUUWWWAAAAHHHHAAAA.

[GaFrEzJu47]

@5xthejoy yes, you wish that. When Russia and USA beginig a war, we will know who are the best

[5xthejoy]

This is what will happen when the F-15's and F-22's shows up in a dog fight. su 30 pilot:"Oh SHIT eject, eject Fuck this piece of shit". Now RUUUNNNNNN. GO USAF.

[adum50]

couldnt imagine how the cold war would look like in the internet age.

[bombcat91]

@rampking1 I understand, these guys do not look very smart ! By the way to go about the US crashes at Le Bourget, B-58 was lost twice, and a Sr-71 disappeared, but only after the show (I do not know if it was during the flight France ---> United States with inflight refueling, or perhaps after a stop in the UK, but it crashed into the Atlantic)

It is not much compared to the MiG-29, Su-30 or Tu-144 lost here " ;) "

[rampking1]

@bombcat91 May want to delete this, the Russia fan club here is going to get all upset again. But thanks anyhow.