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Bird-hit Ural A321 lands in field after Zhukovsky take-off
Passengers have evacuated a Ural Airlines Airbus A321 which carried out an emergency landing in a field after a severe bird-strike on departure from Moscow. (www.flightglobal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Thanks Torsten, looks as if they kept the wings level most of the way and then the right wing dipped into the crops near to the end of the run.
William - it is scrapped.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b8pe0e0pUP8
Video of on-board takeoff and crash. 1:11 can hear the engines being pushed as they fail.
Video of on-board takeoff and crash. 1:11 can hear the engines being pushed as they fail.
They did a nice job getting it down, keeping the wheels up helps reduce the possibility of substantial chunks of metal debris entering the cabin or rupturing tanks. In a plowed field any spillage might soak into the ground rather than pooling as on hardstand.
The fuselage staying intact was fortunate and it looks like all slides deployed.
One report says they brought it down between the IM and OM; its lucky to have a convenient long empty field straight ahead to put it into. I presume you want to hold the nose up just sufficiently to get a mild enough tailstrike that does not affecting fuselage integrity, as long as you have the airspeed to give elevator control.
I wonder how many pax retrieved their possessions from the overheads before deplaning. If this was winter I would want to be wearing an overcoat and decent footwear in that area, even when the equipment reaches the site they may not have facilities to shelter a couple of hundred ill-clad people from the elements.
The fuselage staying intact was fortunate and it looks like all slides deployed.
One report says they brought it down between the IM and OM; its lucky to have a convenient long empty field straight ahead to put it into. I presume you want to hold the nose up just sufficiently to get a mild enough tailstrike that does not affecting fuselage integrity, as long as you have the airspeed to give elevator control.
I wonder how many pax retrieved their possessions from the overheads before deplaning. If this was winter I would want to be wearing an overcoat and decent footwear in that area, even when the equipment reaches the site they may not have facilities to shelter a couple of hundred ill-clad people from the elements.
This is the 2nd Accident for this aircraft. It maybe a good idea to scrap it now because a third time they may not be so lucky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KedQRSa4sew
Good job by the crew in getting everyone on the ground safely. The airframe looks largely intact but is going to be a write-off.