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Yakutia Airlines Plane Bursts Tires on Landing at Yakutsk Airport

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    Light Crash in Russia Kills Pilot and Passenger


    A Nizhny Novgorod AirClub Fly Synthesis Storch flying out of Bogorodsk airport crashed in a field in the Bogorodskiy district, Russia. The site of the wreckage is 800 meters from the Khabarskyvillage.

    The Fly Synthesis is a carbon fiber plane.

    Two people—pilot and passenger—were reported as fatalities. THey were members of the Baranov flying club.

    The preliminary investigation of the incident is under way, Investigators are on the scene, interviewing and performing studies.

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    Antonov Overshoots Runway in Rough Weather

    What: IrAero Antonov An-24RV en route from Chita to Blagoveshchensk
    Where: Blagoveshchensk Airport, Russia
    When: August 08, 2011
    Who: 35 passengers, 5 crew, 10+ injuries
    Why: On approach to Blagoveshchensk airport, the plane encountered rough weather and overshot the runway.

    The plane encountered wind shear on approach, injuring ten passengers. The plane lost a wing in the landing, and the fuselage was damaged, coming to rest 200 meters from the runway. Three children were aboard.

    A passenger said (loosely quoted) “We were sitting closer to the wing. As soon as the plane touched the ground, it started to shake. Panic among the passengers, nobody knew what was happening. I heard children crying. When the plane finally stopped, I breathed a sigh of relief. Thank God, still alive!”


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    SkyWest Airlines Flight Returns to Colorado Springs due to Blown Tire

    SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4630 had to return and make an emergency landing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on October 10th.

    Authorities said the plane bound for Salt Lake City, Utah, blew a tire during taking off.

    The crew continued takeoff but subsequently returned to Colorado Springs for a safe landing.

    Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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    Laser Blinds Avianova Pilot

    What: Avianova Airbus A320 en route to Rostov
    Where: Kuban region, Russia
    When: June 3, 2011
    Why: Pilots were approaching Rostov airport at (altitude) 300-400 meters when a green laser blinded one of the members of the flight crew.

    The pilots managed to make a safe landing, then reported the laser situation.

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    Aeroflot Airbus Rejects Takeoff in Russia due to Bird Ingestion

    AeroflotAeroflot flight SU-1165 had to abort taking off at Rostov-on-Don Airport, Russia, on October 29.

    The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, rejected takeoff at a high speed after one of its engines ingested a bird.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    No one was injured.

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    MAK Finds Aviastar Inadequate

    MAK, the Interstate Aviation Committee investigated the Mar 22nd crash of the Aviastar-TU Tupolev TU-204-100 ferry flight en route from Hurghada Egypt to Moscow, and banned it from operating as a passenger airline. On the day of the crash, after the flight control computer failed, the Tu-204 flew 700 feet left of the runway when it was landing. The pilot was found to have “poor training” on simulators that did not correspond with the plane. According to Flight Global, “the crew failed to execute a go-around.”

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