At the time of takeoff,
cumulonimbus clouds were present at , visibility was limited to ; wind was at 20° with gusts up to . At 11:16:37 weather observers recommended a storm warning to the manager, to which he said: "busy." In violation of the law, the information was not passed along the
chain of command. At 11:16:47 the crew asked the controller about the radar visibility. The manager reported visibility at and stated that they were visible on radar. After receiving this information, the crew decided to go through the system. At 11:18:15 at a distance of from the airport, the manager passed the crew go to the dispatcher for landing. At a distance of from the airport at an altitude of , the crew was instructed to take a course of 95° (due to the deviation to the left ) and were warned about the absence of radar monitoring in the area of of the runway. After receiving this information, the crew decided not to do a
go-around. On approach to
Berdyansk at 11:20:15, the crew reported entering the
glide path at , then were instructed to drop . At 11:20:24 they were given permission to land at Berdyansk. At 11:20:25 weather observers at the request of the dispatcher gave weather information about the storm, downpour, windspeed, and visibility.
Scud and cumulonimbus clouds were observed at a height of and wind was 280° at with gusts up to . Visibility was reported to be limited to . At 11:21 the pilot, questioning the visibility of 500 meters, attempted to assess visibility using his instruments, but in violation of flight procedures did not disclose this to the controller. The plane landed about down the runway while being too fast on the touchdown, and then
hydroplaned. The pilot, not being quite sure about the plane's whereabouts on the runway, then attempted to take off again (while having less than of runway remaining), rolled off the departure end of the runway, and aborted the take-off attempt. The plane hit several trees, broke apart, then caught fire. Five passengers died at the scene, with one more passenger and two flight attendants dying later from their injuries. == Causes ==