Sukhoi Superjet 100 Tail Number 97005 Incident at Reykjavik
On July 21, 2013, at approximately 5 AM local time, there was an incident at Keflavik International Airport with Sukhoi Superjet 100 tail number 97005. The aircraft was conducting CAT IIIA certification trials when the aircraft struck the runway with its landing gear in the up position.
There were five crew onboard for the test and all evacuated the aircraft when it came to a stop on the runway. One crew member was slightly injured during the aircraft evacuation.
According to a report by Sukhoi, all aircraft systems were functioning normally at the time of the incident. Sukhoi also reported that damage was minor to the airframe and repairs would be made, the aircraft to be returned to the project’s testing program as soon as possible.
