Russia

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    S7 Emergency Landing

    What: S7 Airlines Airbus A319-114 en route from Domodedovo
    Where: Novokuznetsk-Spichenkovo Airport, Russia
    When: Nov 7 2012
    Who: between 98 and 112 aboard
    Why: Stanislav Khokhlov, a pilot for S7 Airlines made an emergency landing at Novokuznetsk-Spichenkovo Airport. He made a smooth landing with a missing landing gear wheel.

    The plane was examined in Domodedovo before take-off. The tire was not found on the runway at Novokuznetsk-Spichenkovo Airport.

    No emergency teams were on standby as the plane was making a routine landing.

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    Aeroflot Emergency Landing

    What: Aeroflot Airbus A320 en route from Moscow to Krasnodar
    Where: Krasnodar International Airport, Russia
    When: Oct 29. 2012
    Who: 110 aboard
    Why: After there was smoke in the cabin, the crew decided to land because there was smoke in the cockpit. The cause of the smoke was due to an electrical short circuit.

    The pilots made an emergency landing at Krasnodar International Airport. There were no injuries.

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    Krasavia Chopper Kills 1, 10 injured

    What: Krasavia Mi-8 helicopter
    Where: Krasnoyarsk Russia
    When: Oct 17, 2012 8:00 a.m.
    Who: 1 fatality, 10 injured
    Why: A Krasavia helicopter with four crew transporting eight passengers to an oil field crashed on landing at Evenkiysky at 8:00 a.m

    There was one fatality and three serious injuries, eight minor injuries. The destination was identified as the Yurupchen-5 oil field.

    The tail rotor of the chopper struck something or was damaged by the main rotor, and it fell on its side.

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    S-7 Emergency Diversion to Perm

    What: Globus Boeing 737 en route from Chita to Moscow
    Where: Perm, Russia
    When: Oct 17, 2012 10:52
    Who: 7 crew, 100 passengers
    Why: After the right engine shut down, pilots decided to divert to Perm.

    The Globus flight was made on behalf of S7.

    Pilots made a safe landing in Perm with emergency services standing by. 107 were aboard. No injuries were reported.

    Passengers were provided an alternative flight to Moscow.

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    Emergency Landing at Irkutsk

    What: Boeing 737 en route from Irkutsk to Moscow
    Where: Irkutsk Airport
    When: Oct 16, 2012
    Why: An unidentified Boeing 737 developed problems with the landing gear. It was in the air from 9:30 to 10:24.

    After burning off and dumping fuel, pilots returned to the airport and made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.

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    Sukhoi SuperJet-100 Demo Disaster Final Report In October

    On May 9, the Sukhoi SuperJet-100 piloted by Alexander Yablontsev was making a demo flight in Indonesia when the pilot took it dangerously close to terrain, and flew south into the mountains instead of turning north to the airport, crashing the plane and killing all 45 aboard the plane. The Russian Trade and Industry Ministry accepted the findings of local experts which blamed the crash on human error. Pilots ignored the collision avoidance system’s warning.

    The investigation is not officially over. The French and US reports are part of the investigation. The NTSB Preliminary report is brief:

    On May 9, 2012, at 1450 local time, a Sukhoi SJ100-95, Russian registration RP97004, collided with terrain about 35 miles south of Jakarta, Indonesia. The airplane was on a demonstration flight. The 40 passengers and 4 crew were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed.

    This investigation is being conducted by the National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia (NTSC/KNKT). As the state of design and manufacture of the the ACSS/L3 Terrain Warning and Traffic Collision Avoidance System (T2CAS), the NTSB appointed a U.S. accredited representative upon being invited to do so by the NTSC.

    Russian officials expect to make the final report public in October.

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    Black Boxes Recovered, Interim Guess blames Antonov Failure on low vis Weather or Pilot Error


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    What: Local carrier FGUPKAP twin-engine Antonov An-28 en route from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Yelizovo to Palana
    Where: Palana village, Russia
    When: Sept 12, 2012 12:28 p.m.
    Who: 12 passengers, 2 crew, ten fatalities
    Update: Two flight recorders retrieved on Thursday are bound for Moscow for examination. So far, the investigator has said that the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airlines plane lacked a ground proximity warning system which had been due for installation by Oct 1. Survior Palana chief firefighter Vladimir Shabalkov told the press that he and the three other survivors had survived because they had been thrown from the plane before it slammed into the mountainside. They all had been seated in the tail-area of the plane.

    THe name of the 500-meter-high Cedar covered hill where the crash occurred is Pyatibratka Mountain. The pilot may not have seen the slope, and might have tried to land too early.

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    Antonov Impacts in Russia, 4 Survivors


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    What: Local carrier FGUPKAP twin-engine Antonov An-28 en route from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Yelizovo to Palana
    Where: Palana village, Russia
    When: Sept 12, 2012 12:28 p.m.
    Who: 12 passengers, 2 crew, ten fatalities
    Why: The plane was scheduled to land in Palana village, but lost contact with ATC and crashed in a cedar forest on a hill 10 kilometers away from the intended landing site. A thirteen year old boy who survived is now comatose. The three other survivors are in critical condition.

    A recovery helicopter landed as close as possible to the wreckage; but rescue personnel had to navigate through rough topography to reach the wounded.

    Originally nine bodies were found, and five injured people, but one child died of injuries.

    FGUPKAP, the carrier is owned by the state. Minister of Health Tatiana Lemeshko Kamchatka participated in a conference regarding the crash, and reported on the status of the 4 surviving passengers. The ministry is sending September rescue personnel and doctors to Palana on September 13.

    Weather conditions, human error or technical malfunction may be the cause. Officials announced that the families of the fatalities will be getting 200,000 rubles in compensation.

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    Tragic Crash of Free Club Flight

    What: Aeroclub “Aviaservice” Yakovlev Yak-18T
    Where: Katunino, Russia
    When: Sept 1, 2012
    Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
    Why: At 4.45 pm Moscow time, the light Yak-18 crashed in the Russian village of Katunino. There were four aboard the plane at the time of the crash.

    The plane crashed 300 meters from the runway and caught fire. Firefighters, rescue workers, a team of SMP, the police, the prosecutor’s office were on the scene.

    The club holds trials free flights for everyone. This had been one of those free flights. It was the first time 28-year-old businessman Andrei Ershov had ever flown and according to Andrei’s ex-wife, he had been excited over it, and had persuaded his friend Kolodeshnikov Denis to join him.

    Death Toll:
    Sergei Piganov, 54, pilot,
    Korotkov Olga, 29 years old,
    Andrei Ershov, 28,
    Kolodeshnikov Denis, 29 years.

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    Cessna Crashes in Village Kindergarten yard

    What: Private Cessna
    Where: Annino, Russia
    When: August 22, 2012
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: The light aircraft crashed and fell not far from St. Petersberg. The two pilots, 1st pilot Victor Ignatiev and 2nd pilot Alexei Syrchin died in the crash near the village of Annino.

    The pilots were taking the plane out just prior to a routine certification test. The pilots were attempted to land because they experienced engine problems, but they did not reach the runway and the plane impacted in the yard of a village kindergarten. No children were in the yard at the time of the crash.

    The plane ignited on impact. One pilot was ejected, and one is locked in the cockpit.

    42 people and 20 vehicles were involved in the rescue/recovery effort.

    The plane had undergone repairs in Poland in 2007.

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    12 year old aboard a Light Single-engine four-seater sport Plane Crashed in Russia

    What: Ilyushin Il-103
    Where: Alekanovo, Ryazan Russia
    When: July 22, 2012
    Who: 3 aboard, 3 fatalities
    Why: Although initially reported as two fatalities, there were three in the crash of the Ilyushin Il-103 in a forested area in the Ryazan region of Russia. The local fire brigade responded.

    The plane belonged to businessman Vladimir Kondrakova and was piloted by a test pilot, Vladimir Lubin.

    One of those aboard was the 12 year old son of a passenger.

    Witnesses said “the crash occurred because the flight had taken too strong a turn, causing the airplane to go into a tailspin and crash vertically into the ground.”

    The Regional Ministry for emergency is apparently not investigating because the plane was not certified.

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    UTAir Crashes on 4th, killing 4 in Lensk


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    What: UTAir Aviation Aérospatiale AS 350 B3 Ecureuil en route from Lensk to Talakan
    Where: Lensk, Russia
    When: July 4, 2012 18:11
    Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
    Why: Four people were aboard the UTAir helicopter when it crashed near Lensk Russia, killing the pilot and copilot and two passengers just moments after the pilots lost contact with ATC.

    Initial reports said there were only three aboard. The helicopter normally performed a regular shuttle flight.
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    Russian Pilots Bail out of Sukhoi Jet

    What: Sukhoi Su-27UB (“Flanker-C”) 2nd Air Group, 7000th Airbase, Russian Air Force
    Where: Besovets, Prionezhsky district, Karelia Republic, Russia
    When: June 28, 2012
    Who: 2 aboard, 0 fatalities
    Why: Col. E. Oleynik and Major general K. Botashov, ejected from a Sukhoi jet before it went down in Besovets village. The air force suspended Sukhoi flights pending investigation. It is not known if the engine ingested a bird or if a flight control system failed.

    The jet had been on a routine weather check and training flight.

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    May 2012: 6 Near collisions over Moscow Alleged

    Although the Control tower denies this number, in the past three months, Moscow ATC (union) reported six near collisions over Moscow.:

    • March 7: at Domodedovo Airport, Swiss Air jet and a Boeing 737 averted by an alarm 15 seconds before a collision would have happened. Both were landing
    • March 22: at Ostafyevo International Airport: During takeoff
    • April 25: Vnukovo International Airport: Trans Aero Boeing 737 and Lufthansa Boeing 737 nearly collided while landing.

    Other jets involved are said to be Falcon-900, and ATR-72.

    The incidents are presumably due to old equipment, firing of established experienced personnel, new staff and recent reorganization of the airspace routing over Moscow.


    * unconfirmed

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    Runway Embraer Excursion in Russia


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    What: Aerosvit/Dniproavia Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Dnepropetrovsk to Moscow
    Where: Moscow
    When: May 5th 2012
    Who: 22 passengers
    Why: While landing in Moscow, halfway down the runway the plane veered right and stopped on soft ground. No injuries or damage to the plane was reported. The Embraer was formerly owned by Alitalia Express, along with another Embraer, UR-DNS.

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    De-Icing and Mechanical Failure Possible Causes for UTAIR Crash.


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    What: UT Air -ATR 72 en route from Tyumen to Surgut
    Where: Siberia
    When: April 2, 2012
    Who: 39 passengers aboard, 4 crew, casualty numbers pending.

    In the UTAIR crash, it has come out in the news no one de-iced the plane. This according to the airport’s deputy director, Vladimir Nyesmachny, who also told the media “Usually the captain of the aircraft makes the decision, as is his right.”

    A similar public statement regarding the lack of icing was made by Investigative Commitee spokesman Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Investigative Committee “At this moment, the most likely cause for the crash is the fact that the aircraft was not treated with deicer before flight.” However, on April 2nd, Markin had said that investigators considered technical failure as the most likely cause.

    Andrei Martirosov, UTair’s CEO promises that from now on, UTair crafts would undergo “mandatory” deicing before flight.

    Good idea Andrei.

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    Lufthansa Diverts to UFA, Passengers Wait and Wait


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    What: Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 en route from Shanghai to Frankfurt
    Where: Ufa
    When: Apr 18th 2012
    Who: 311 passengers
    Why: While en route, the cabin developed smoke which was reported as an unusual odor. Pilots diverted to UFA and made a safe landing. No fire was found. There’s no indication of how Lufthansa is handling passengers, baggage or compensation for inconvenience, but we hear passengers were in for a long wait.

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    Ural Airlines Flight Diverts to Home Base For Tech Repairs


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    What: Ural Airlines Airbus A320-200 from Nizhniy to Prague
    Where: Nizhniy Novgorod
    When: Apr 14th 2012
    Who: 100+ passengers
    Why: The plane had taken off when systems indicated a technical problem.

    Radio Vesti FM said that pilots diverted to Ekaterinburg where they made a safe landing. The departure from Ekaterinburg occurred seven hours later.

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    Miracle and Tragedy for Two UT Air Ivanyuta and Peil Families


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    What: UT Air -ATR 72 en route from Tyumen to Surgut
    Where: Siberia
    When: April 2, 2012
    Who: 1 delayed identification
    Why: Today Russia’s Ministry of Transport suspended UTAir at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport for permitting 4 ATR-72s to depart without de-icing and anti-icing in weather conditions conducive to icing; and suspended UTAir’s ATR-72s pending the investigation.

    Only three of the twelve survivors of the UT Air crash are out of intensive care.

    The UT Air crash is a story of 31 tragedies. Amidst these terrible stories, a mistaken identification has come to light. There were four bodies in the crash which could not be identified.

    Konstantin Peil died on April 2.

    One of the passengers reported as missing, Dima Ivanyuta, had been mis-identified as Konstantin Peil. Ivanuyuta’s family was hopeful. When they went to the hospital, they found their miracle. Dima was recognized by his sister Anastasiya. His identity has been verified by DNA testing.

    It is a sad thing for Peil’s family, and a roller coaster for Ivanyuta’s family. While Peil’s family held a funeral for him Monday, Ivanyuta’s family is now praying for Ivanyuta’s recovery. Doctors expect him to recover.

    In George’s Point of View

    For the family that lost their Konstantin, I can only offer condolences.

    For the family who has found their Dmitry, we offer our congratulations. It is said he is conscious and aware and in possession of his memory so we can only wonder what shape Dima must have been in for the mistake to be perpetuated. It may be that in the critical hospital ward where he is located, no one was speaking to him by name. For the family who suddenly has their son back, no one needs to underline what a miracle it must feel. Like going from death to life. That doesn’t happen–nothing is more final. And yet you have your son back, and the possibility of hope and a future. We wish you well. The prayers of the world go with you.

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    Grounded Planes but 31 Passengers will be IN the ground


    After Monday’s ATR crash when the pilots of the UTAir flight were returning to the airport and crashed in a snowy field, with much of the world not flying on ATR 72-200 planes, you can not believe how many people today mentioned to me their opinion that these planes should just be grounded, period. Frankly, I agree.

    There have been questions about this kind of plane since 1994, when American Eagle Flight 4181 crashed, and killed 68 people. Though the “Anti Ice” boots were “improved” this model has a known problem with ice. A TransAsia Airways crashed due to icing in 2002. Since ice is a known problem of these planes, any failure to deal with icing is surely negligence. But of course it is too soon to tell.

    There are plenty of rumors flying. (They seem to have better lift than the planes.) A Reuters article claims the black boxes indicate all engines were functioning, but there are also indications that this plane may not have been correctly or properly de-iced before takeoff, and that smoke was spotted from the engine. Not that Russian skies are particularly safe, given there were fifteen Russian crashes last year alone.

    Russia is not particularly known for keen government supervision of the Russian sky or some of their crumbling airports either, for that matter, but grounding ATR 72-200 aircraft is a step in the right direction. Let’s just see if they pull aging aircraft, look at crew training or start considering safety over profits.

    Even if they do, it won’t bring back the decedents.

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    UT Air Crashes in Siberia, 43 aboard, Casualties Climbing


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    What: UT Air -ATR 72 en route from Tyumen to Surgut
    Where: Siberia
    When: April 2, 2012
    Who: 39 passengers aboard, 4 crew, casualty numbers pending.
    Why: ATC lost communication with the plane not long after it was underway. It went down not long after takeoff, about thirty kilometers from Tyumen.

    The plane was en route when it crashed near Tyumen, Siberia, Gorkovka Village. The pilots were attempting to make an emergency landing. Witnesses in Gorkovka said that the plane broke into three parts and caught fire. Most of the injured are suffering burns. The ministries of Emergency sent three planes with medical equipment, doctors and personnel.

    Initial reports are that there were 17 survivors flown by chopper to medical facilities in Tyumen. Some reports say everyone aboard died. Many of the victims are children.

    The plane caught fire after the impact. Two hundred emergency service personnel and rescuers are on the scene, and 43 emergency vehicles.

    The phone number for relatives is 8-800-775-17-17

    Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Irina Andrianova announced that a dozen people were rescued and sixteen bodies recovered. One more of the rescued died, bringing survivors to 11. One man died in the helicopter on the way to the hospital.

    Investigators are on the scene. Before anyone arrived, there was already speculation of pilot error and “technical difficulties.” The flight data recorders have already been recovered.

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    Transaero Flies with Lost Engine Panel

    What: Transaero en route from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk
    Where: Moscow
    When: March 26, 2012
    Why: The Transaero flight was not yet underway but passengers were on board when it was discovered that there was an inspection panel missing from the engine.

    The flight was delayed as passengers disembarked. After a couple of hours, the flight took off without the inspection panel. The missing panel was misreported as a hole in the engine.

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    Sukhoi Superjet Turns Back with Known NoseGear Door Problem


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    What: Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 en route from Moscow to Astrakhan
    Where: Moscow
    When: Mar 16th 2012
    Who: 65 passengers and 4 crew
    Why: After takeoff, the nose gear door did not close.

    After a flyby that confirmed the problem, the flight returned to Sheremetyevo Airport and made a safe landing.

    After landing, examination confirmed that the door was broken. The issue with the door involves “a known problem” “a design flaw.”