I can’t speak in fact, my heart is racing. He also told journalists what led to the crash. “In another five seconds the lights on the right side of the plane started flashing and we felt the smell of smoke. A teenage boy passenger who was streaming a report from the field where the plane landed said: “I am from a plane that came down. After online check-in for a flight, you cannot make any changes to these tickets. Ambulances, a medical helicopter and passing vehicles stop to help after a passenger plane crashed near Moscow's Zhukovsky airport, Russian police officers stand guard near the site of the crash on Thursday morning, Witnesses said one of the engines burst into flames after a bird got sucked inside, before the other one also shut down, An ambulance vehicle by Zhukovsky International Airport after a Ural Airlines plane made a hard landing in a field nearby. The Russian Ural Airlines company currently has no plans to carry out additional inspections of its Airbus aircraft following a A321 crash of a Russian airliner in northern Sinai, an airline spokesman said Monday. Moments later, Captain Damir Yusupov lost all thrust and was radioed Zhukovsky airport asking to come back and make an emergency landing. 'Everyone is alive! “An enormous thank you. Initially, there was a decision to turn around, land the plane, but when I saw that the second engine also failed. 08.10.2020. Emiliano Sala's doomed plane was so riddled with faults that... Norway's first battery-powered plane ends up in a LAKE after... Emiliano Sala was poisoned by CARBON MONOXIDE: Cardiff City... 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The last major accident was in May, when a Sukhoi Superjet belonging to national carrier Aeroflot crash-landed and burst into flames at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, killing 41 people. Miraculously, all 226 passengers and seven crew walked away from the accident, with only 23 people suffering nono-life-threatening injuries. A URAL AIRLINES flight from Zhukovsky International Airport in the southeast of the Moscow Oblast has crash landed on the way to Simferopol in the Crimea. A teenage boy passenger who was streaming a report from the field where the plane landed said: 'I am from a plane that came down. Ural Airlines Flight 178 was an Ural Airlines scheduled passenger flight from Moscow–Zhukovsky to Simferopol, Crimea.On 15 August 2019, the Airbus A321 operating the flight carried 226 passengers and seven crew. ", 'He was growing up in this atmosphere since his childhood. Добро пожаловать на официальный сайт российской авиакомпании Ural Airlines (Уральские авиалинии) Бронирование, услуги, регистрация, бонусы Крылья Ural Airlines press service said: 'While taking off from Zhukovsky airport, multiple birds got into the engines of the plane of the flight U6178. 'We have to pay tribute to the pilot, in the circumstances he landed as softly as possible,' she told the RIA Novosti news agency. 'The problem with birds is enormous,' aviation safety expert Alexander Romanov told RIA Novosti. He dreamed of flying, of the sky. Police officers stand guard near the site of hard landing of the Ural Airlines A321 plane on a corn field near Moscow's Zhukovsky airport. Another video shows how birds flew into the plane as it took off. A Russian pilot has been hailed as a hero after he successfully crash-landed a passenger plane in a cornfield today after birds were sucked into both engines, causing them to fail. A Ural Airlines jet crash-landed into a corn field just minutes after taking off from an airport near Moscow, injuring 23. Ural Airlines (IATA: U6) is an airline based in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. Photo: Anna Zvereva The aircraft operating the flight, an Airbus A321 (VQ-BOZ • MSN2117), first flew in December 2003. 4 Dec in 16:30. The Ural Airlines Airbus 321 passenger plane came to rest in a field near the airport after a dramatic emergency landing. 'The plane's passengers and crew remained alive, we wish a speedy recovery to those injured, and congratulations to the hero pilots who saved lives and landed the plane,' Peskov said. However, the airplane suffered total damage. Picture: APSource:Supplied. 'It did hit the ground when landing, and there was smoke visible, not fire, just smoke. “Engine power was not enough to continue the flight, even to maintain the altitude that we had occupied by that time,” he said. Five children were among the injured after the plane crashed around 1 mile from the airport, People make their way out of the field towards a line of waiting ambulances following the crash early on Thursday, Passengers from the Ural Airlines plane make their way through Zhukovsky International Airport after being rescued from the field following the 'miracle' landing, The plane was going to Simferopol, the main city in Russian-annexed Crimea, which is a popular holiday destination, meaning there were many families and young children on board (pictured left), Members of the Russian Investigative Committee surround the aircraft in the corn field, which is located around a mile away from the airport where it took off, Experts have suggested that illegal dumping sites close to some of Russia's biggest airports have been attracting birds, which contributed to the crash, Air crash investigators at the site of the downed plane on Thursday, around a mile from Moscow's Zhukovsky airport, A view shows the Ural Airlines Airbus 321 passenger plane following an emergency landing in a field near Zhukovsky International Airport, An investigation into the causes of the crash has been launched, with experts suggesting that illegal dumping sites near Moscow's airports have attracted flocks of birds. The great escape in the cornfield was hailed today as the Moscow version of ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ amid speculation that the pilots will be honoured for miraculously landing the Airbus. The passenger cannot keep control of the camera as the plane hits the field. 2 Future records only include new-built aircraft close to delivery and expected second-hand deliveries. August 15, 2019 August 15, 2019. A Ural Airlines Airbus A321 crash-landed in a cornfield earlier this month. Ural Airlines Airbus A320 handling at Domodedovo airport, Moscow, Russia. Follow the links and book your cheap flight directly with the airline or travel agent for the best price – Skyscanner doesn't add any commission. The flight attendants credited with getting people off the plane were: Dmitry Ivlitsky, Dmitry Goncharenko, Aliya Slyakaeva, Yana Yagodina and Nadezhda Vershinina. 'It all happened in a few seconds... We took off and came back down,' passenger Irina Usacheva told state television channel Rossiya 24. Disclaimer. It hit a flock of birds after take-off, flight #U6178. An Ural Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VQ-BCX performing flight U6-3918 from Krasnojarsk to Ekaterinburg (Russia) with no passengers, 12 crew… Ural Airlines Flight 178 was a scheduled passenger flight from Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow to Simferopol in Crimea.On 15 August 2019, an Airbus A321 (VQ-BOZ) suffered a bird strike, which is when birds hit the engines of the plane. This is the moment a flock of birds was sucked into the engines of a Russian passenger jet as it took off in Moscow, causing both of them to shut down. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. A Ural Airlines Airbus 321 passenger jet is seen in a cornfield after an emergency landing near Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 15, 2019. Ural A321 at Krasnojarsk and Ekaterinburg on Nov 1st 2020, dropped slide on departure. Before that he had been a lawyer for a city council, but it had been his dream to be a pilot. An Airbus A321 plane (reg. They had to make an emergency landing in the field.”. “He has been flying as first pilot for only one year,” said the brother. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Ural Airlines press service said: “While taking off from Zhukovsky airport, multiple birds got into the engines of the plane of the flight U6178. Captain Damir Yusupov, 41, was hailed as a hero after he managed to bring the plane down without any engine power or landing gear and without causing any major injuries. Updated on 15th August 2019. Russian state media outlet Sputnik – quoting local media – reported … The aircraft carried 226 passengers and 7 crew members, […] A witness on the ground said: 'I was going fishing when I saw the plane falling down. The airline was founded in 1943 as Sverdlovsk State Air Enterprises, and later became part of Aeroflot, the Soviet state airline, being in charge of Yekaterinburg Airport.Following the split-up of Aeroflot, Ural Airlines became a joint stock company incorporated under the laws of the Russian Federation on 28 December 1993, and the airline business was separated from the airport. When the incidents occur during takeoff, there is no time to try and restart an engine, thus the focus becomes landing the aircraft safely. The engine clapped several times, they tried to restart it, and we began to fall down. Wishing you long, healthy life!”, Damir Yusupov, 41, the captain of Ural Airlines A321 poses for a photo in Yekaterinburg, Russia. All is good.”. Hero pilot Damir Yusupov, 41, called for an emergency landing back at Moscow’s Zhukovsky International Airport but then decided to bring the plane down at the earliest opportunity — in a cornfield near Ramenskoye settlement, 1TV channel reported. 'The crew of the Ural Airlines flight showed fantastic skill and cool-headedness,' said Yevgeny Kuyvashev, the governor of Yusupov's home region. The pilots, 41-year-old Captain Damir Yusupov and his 23-year-old First Officer Georgy Murzin, didn’t have time to return to the airport as they were flying quite low above ground level. “It was skills of the crew plus our corn field that helped to rescue everyone. Ural Airlines ©AirTeamImages An Airbus A321 operated by Russia’s Ural Airlines has been forced to make an emergency landing when a bird strike saw birds sucked into both of the jet’s engines. But, realising he was not going to make it, he instead chose to ditch into a cornfield a mile away, with no landing gear and both jets out of commission. 'Then I drove close and saw people coming out.'. Nice bit of flying Captain Damir! “It is a miracle the pilot landed the plane without it detonating and killing all on board,” said one source. Wife Natalia said: 'I was in panic, with tears – my little child tried to calm me down, saying "Mummy, don’t cry! Picture: AFPSource:AFP. 15 Aug 2019 11:57 GMT. Screams are heard as the aircraft comes down with a series of jolts on the ground. During take-off, the aircraft suffered a bird strike on both engines forcing the pilots to crash land in a corn field just behind the runway. Ural Airlines Flight U1678 was taking off from Moscow's Zhukovsky airport for Simferopol, in Crimea, when it hit the birds during takeoff. Vladimir Putin’s spokesman hailed Mr Yusupov as a hero after he made an extraordinary manual landing in a cornfield saving the lives of all on board. The A321-100 operated by Ural Airlines took off from Moscow Zhukovsky, Russia, for a passenger flight to Simferopol, Ukraine. Thu, Dec 24, 2020 LOGIN Subscribe The plane was packed with tourists en route to Simferopol, capital of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014. It was also revealed that Damir is married with two children. Ural Airlines flight U6178 crashlanding chain of events The aircraft carried 226 passengers and 7 crew members, […] Russia Plane Crash Zhukovsky Airport Ural Airlines Emergency Landing Due To Bird Strike (X-Plane 11) ... Ural Airlines Emergency Landing Due To Bird Strike!! Picture: APSource:AP. Residents close to Zhukovsky said an illegal landfill was located between the airport and the Moscow river and that seagulls gathered constantly there. The airline was renamed to carry its present title on its 50th anniversary on 28th December 1993. This Ural Airlines Airbus A321 crashed into a cornfield earlier today. Ural A20N at Irkutsk and Moscow on Sep 2nd 2020, suspected burst tyre on departure (Published on 02.09.2020) A Ural Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration VP-BRX performing flight U6-106 from Irkutsk to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia), had departed Irkutsk's runway 12 … Updated on 15th August 2019. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. He had no engine power when he landed, say reports. All times AEDT (GMT +11). AN URAL Airlines flight has made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan after staff were told there was a bomb on board. The Russians had less time to react. “Congratulations to me and all other passengers on surviving … ah, it was so scary.”, Passenger Lyudmila Shavrova said: “We took off and fell back down in the field. An Ural Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VQ-BOZ performing flight U6-178 from Moscow Zhukovsky (Russia) to Simferopol (Ukraine) with 226 passengers and 7 crew, was in the initial climb through 750 feet out of Zkukovsky's runway 12 at about 06:15L (03:15Z) when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds and ingested birds into both engines (CFM56). 'Ural Airlines' to take Russian citizens out of Azerbaijan. A dramatic video from BAZA online news showed a passenger’s recording of the landing. (Photo by Fyodor Borisov / Transport-Photo Images) Base airports Ekaterinburg (Koltsovo), Moscow (Domodedovo) Fleet 38: Airbus A319-112 (7), A320-214 (18), A320-232 (1), A321-211 (9), A321-231 (2) Passengers served Financial performance Contacts address: 1G per. The pilot’s parents were described as being “in shock” but “proud” of his actions. Ural Airlines flight U6178 crashlanding chain of events The Sun reports that all 226 passengers and crew were reported to have evacuated the Russian aircraft, but there were reports of injuries. Lyudmila Kolesnikova said: “Damir (the pilot) I bow to you for your professionalism, for every life that you saved today. 'We were taking off from Zhukovsky, and some five seconds after were were off the ground, the plane began to shake in a very strong way. “The height was not significant. “One lad broke his arm. More photos: Airbus A321 (VQ-BOZ) Ural Airlines resting in a corn field after making an emergency landing, 15.08. It happened after taking off from Zhukovsky and crash landed in a cornfield a few kilometers past the airport. The plane was packed with tourists en route to Simferopol, capital of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014. Ural Airlines plane makes 'miracle' emergency landing. A video from 360TV highlights the noise when a bird struck the left-wide jet engine. The airline was founded in 1943 as Sverdlovsk State Air Enterprises, and later became part of Aeroflot, the Soviet state airline, being in charge of Yekaterinburg Airport.Following the split-up of Aeroflot, Ural Airlines became a joint stock company incorporated under the laws of the Russian Federation on 28 December 1993, and the airline business was separated from the airport. “Just imagine would have happened if there was no corn …”, This article originally appeared in The Sun and is republished here with permission. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The aircraft crash-landed in a cornfield 2½ miles (4km) from the airfield at 0615hrs and 23 of the 233 people on board sustained minor injuries. However, the airplane suffered total damage.