Russia - Plane crash lands in field after bird strike
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Russia - Plane crash lands in field after bird strike
Plane crash lands in field after bird strike sets fire in both engines - All safe! Flight Ural Airlines U6178, Moscow - Simferopol, ZIA-SIP, Airbus A321, registration VQ-BOZ, MSN 2117, first flight 16 December 2003. Scheduled departure 06:10 Moscow time. Some 234 passengers, 7 crew, 15 light injuries. Plane engines caught fire shortly after take-off due to large bird strike. Crash landed in field without landing gear extended. First responders arrived at 06:40 and doused the plane with foam. Location Moscow suburb of Ramenskoye.
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https://m.e1.ru/news/66198010
In Russian:
https://m.e1.ru/news/66198010
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English version: https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1V50DQ
I assume in what appears to be a slow evacuation is due to following step number 1 in modern day evacuations -retrieve your luggage.
That CFM sounds quite unhealthy. Top effort to tech crew. Full tanks, corn field and quite a bit of speed on the video. Great work guys!
That CFM sounds quite unhealthy. Top effort to tech crew. Full tanks, corn field and quite a bit of speed on the video. Great work guys!
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Great job by the Crew indeed . . I must also raise my hat to the CEO of the airline for the typical Russian Public Statement after the accident :
“There was an emergency landing in Zhukovsky. Birds got into both engines. Engines turned off, the crew carried out the landing,” Ural Airlines general director said ,
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Still a great job. This is why we have humans sitting in row zero.
IMC/Night, build up areas around the airport and the chances would have been slim.
Video looks like a flaps 1 (slats but no flaps) configuration at landing. Strange, but maybe not the worst option to have the wing staying intact.
Looking forward for the report, again a lot to be learned.
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A lot to do in a very short time
VMC, level fields ahead, the chances were much better than in the lottery.
Still a great job. This is why we have humans sitting in row zero.
IMC/Night, build up areas around the airport and the chances would have been slim.
Video looks like a flaps 1 (slats but no flaps) configuration at landing. Strange, but maybe not the worst option to have the wing staying intact.
Looking forward for the report, again a lot to be learned.
Still a great job. This is why we have humans sitting in row zero.
IMC/Night, build up areas around the airport and the chances would have been slim.
Video looks like a flaps 1 (slats but no flaps) configuration at landing. Strange, but maybe not the worst option to have the wing staying intact.
Looking forward for the report, again a lot to be learned.
APU Start
FLAPS Lever 2
VAPP Determine
SPOILERS ARM
LANDING GEAR DOWN by GRAVITY
BRACE
Touchdown at minimum VS
ALL ENG MSTRS OFF
APU MSTR OFF
EMERG EVACUATE PROCEDURE APPLY
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“Immediately after, in fact.”
OH dear! Mind you, let’s not be pedantic about pedantry.750ft?? David – to avoid too much knicker-twisting, we’ll go with your definition if it helps.
OH dear! Mind you, let’s not be pedantic about pedantry.750ft?? David – to avoid too much knicker-twisting, we’ll go with your definition if it helps.
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I hope we see this story featured as much as Sully's, or at least given credit due to the professionalism of the crew and the design factors - Asiana 214, Lion Air in Bali and PNG Chuuk for instance. It's amazing. I've out-landed over a thousand times, but a in a hang glider not in a A321 LOL.
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Some quick translations from the passengers on the first video:
"We're alive....we're f****** alive'
Pax on phone: "It's bad news....but it's good news'
Cabin crew: 'Would you mind moving away from here now, please. Thank you.'
Result.
"We're alive....we're f****** alive'
Pax on phone: "It's bad news....but it's good news'
Cabin crew: 'Would you mind moving away from here now, please. Thank you.'
Result.