To plow or not to plow? A Novosibirsk farmer can't get an answer from Ural Airlines, whose plane landed on his field.

This week, the chairman of the Lenin collective farm, Alexander Komarovsky, is sending equipment to plow the field where a Ural Airlines Airbus A320 carrying 170 passengers landed on September 12.

The wheat was harvested two days ago. The farmer commented to NeMoskva on reports that he was allegedly suing the airline for parking and damages.

"It's not true that I'm demanding 1,5 million from Ural Airlines. There was never any talk of going to court! Are you kidding me?" Alexander Komarovsky exclaims indignantly. "Our current yield is 20 centners per hectare. Considering that the price of one is 10,000 rubles, and the field is 60 hectares, we've harvested 1.2 million. Ten hectares were destroyed, which is about 200,000 rubles. The damage wasn't caused so much by the plane as by the fire trucks, ambulances, buses, and a huge number of onlookers. A week ago, he called Ural Airlines and offered to come over and decide what to plow and what to save for takeoff."

"They say, 'Yes, yes, we'll come!' I told them that if you don't want the field plowed at all, then just compensate me for the damage equal to this year's income. If I don't plow now, I won't be able to sow in the spring. We'll decide on the spot, maybe we'll just leave the strip they need unplowed. Then they won't need anything from you at all!"

On October 9, workers move to the field where the Airbus A320 is located. One theory remains that it will take off on frozen ground.

"I think they should leave a strip unplowed for them to grade. They'll probably need about four kilometers wide and long. If I plow the whole field, it'll be more difficult."

According to the farmer, the plane's owner has been silent for two weeks. The collective farm can't afford not to plow. Subzero weather will hit Siberia in a week.