The commander of the plane that made an emergency landing in a field near Novosibirsk faces up to two years in prison
The prosecutor's office has filed charges To Sergei Belov, which is September 12, 2023 planted A Ural Airlines plane lands in a wheat field near a village in Novosibirsk. Moskovka.
Him impute Violation of aircraft safety regulations, punishable by up to two years in prison. The case has already been submitted to court.
The pilot himself claimsthat he was made to blame in the interests of the airline, and that the breakdown of the Airbus occurred due to circumstances beyond his control.
On board the plane flying from Sochi в Omsk, there were 161 passengers and six crew members. Before landing, a hydraulic system failure was detected, causing the flaps to not deploy. Consequently, the captain decided to divert to Novosibirsk, where the runway is longer. However, due to a strong headwind, fuel is over earlier, and the Airbus had to land in a field.
The emergency landing resulted in no injuries. First, about Sergei Belov and the co-pilot. Eduard Semenov They were spoken of as heroes. Then Rosaviatsiya pushed a version about the crew's error, who did not pay attention to the landing gear that was released during the flight - this could have led to excessive fuel consumption (the pilots claimed that they were unable to retract the landing gear due to a hydraulic system failure).
Rosaviatsiya's report also indicated that the plane could have landed on the first attempt in Omsk, but the pilots decided to proceed to Novosibirsk, following the airline's internal regulations—going to an airport with a repair base and technical crew.
The plane, which had been flying since 2004, was planned to be lifted from the field and returned to service, but in the end disassembled for spare parts.
