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== Accident == |
== Accident == |
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The flight departed from [[Vnukovo International Airport|Vnukovo Airport]] at 12:30 am [[Moscow time|local time]] with 164 passengers and six crew. The flight crew [[Go-around|aborted]] the first two approaches to [[Sochi International Airport|Sochi]] before committing to a third that resulted in the [[runway overrun|overrun]]. The aircraft touched down at 2:57 am and overran runway 06, came to rest on the riverbed of the [[Mzymta River|Mzymta]] and caught on fire, prompting an evacuation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2018/09/01/over-a-dozen-injured-after-plane-catches-fire-in-russia/|title=Over a dozen injured after plane catches fire in Russia|date=2018-09-01|work=New York Post|access-date=2018-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Passengers reported that the |
The flight departed from [[Vnukovo International Airport|Vnukovo Airport]] at 12:30 am [[Moscow time|local time]] with 164 passengers and six crew. The flight crew [[Go-around|aborted]] the first two approaches to [[Sochi International Airport|Sochi]] before committing to a third that resulted in the [[runway overrun|overrun]]. The aircraft touched down at 2:57 am and overran runway 06, came to rest on the riverbed of the [[Mzymta River|Mzymta]] and caught on fire, prompting an evacuation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2018/09/01/over-a-dozen-injured-after-plane-catches-fire-in-russia/|title=Over a dozen injured after plane catches fire in Russia|date=2018-09-01|work=New York Post|access-date=2018-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Passengers reported that the escape slides did not inflate immediately leading some to jump from the open doors. The delay also caused some individuals to throw child passengers from the wings of the plane down to individuals on the ground.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://stockboardasset.com/insights-and-research/airliner-crash-lands-in-russia-we-crashed-but-its-ok-passenger-records-dramatic-video/|title=Airliner Crash Lands In Russia - "We Crashed, But It's Ok": Passenger Records Dramatic Video - Stock Board Asset|date=2018-09-01|work=Stock Board Asset|access-date=2018-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Eighteen occupants were injured and [[Ministry of Transport (Russia)|Transportation Minister]] [[Yevgeny Dietrich]] confirmed that an airport employee died of a heart attack.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/airport-worker-dies-after-planes-crash-landing-in-russia-866098.html|title=Airport worker dies after plane’s crash landing in Russia|date=2018-09-01|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref> It was reported that those injured suffered from either [[Burn|burns]] or [[carbon monoxide poisoning]]<ref name=":2" />, with reports of a passenger being treated for a [[Spinal fracture|broken spine]]. |
Eighteen occupants were injured and [[Ministry of Transport (Russia)|Transportation Minister]] [[Yevgeny Dietrich]] confirmed that an airport employee died of a heart attack.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/airport-worker-dies-after-planes-crash-landing-in-russia-866098.html|title=Airport worker dies after plane’s crash landing in Russia|date=2018-09-01|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref> It was reported that those injured suffered from either [[Burn|burns]] or [[carbon monoxide poisoning]]<ref name=":2" />, with reports of a passenger being treated for a [[Spinal fracture|broken spine]]. |
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Thunderstorms were reported over Sochi at the time of the accident. The aircraft received damage to its belly, wings and engines.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20180901-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-8AS (WL) VQ-BJI Adler/Sochi Airport (AER)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> The airport operator reported that the fire was extinguished within eight minutes.<ref name=":0" /> |
Thunderstorms were reported over Sochi at the time of the accident. The aircraft received damage to its belly, wings and engines.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20180901-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-8AS (WL) VQ-BJI Adler/Sochi Airport (AER)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> The airport operator reported that the fire was extinguished within eight minutes.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Investigation == |
== Investigation == |
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Revision as of 18:21, 3 September 2018
_(2).jpg) VQ-BJI, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2013 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 September 2018 |
| Summary | Runway overrun, under investigation |
| Site | Sochi International Airport, Sochi, Russia 43°27′07″N 39°57′39″E / 43.451935°N 39.960957°E |
| Total fatalities | 1 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8AS |
| Operator | Utair |
| Registration | VQ-BJI |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Sochi International Airport, Sochi, Russia |
| Occupants | 170 |
| Passengers | 164 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 18 |
| Survivors | 170 (all) |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 (indirect) |
On September 1, 2018, Utair Flight 579, a Boeing 737-800 on a scheduled domestic flight from Moscow to Sochi, Russia, with 164 passengers and 6 crew, overran the runway and caught fire while landing at Sochi, injuring 18 occupants. One airport employee died of a heart attack.[1][2]
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the accident was a Boeing 737-8AS[a] with serial number 29937. It was delivered to Ryanair in 2002 and registered in Ireland as EI-CTB. It was taken up by aircraft lessor CIT in 2009 and returned to service in 2010 with Atlant-Soyuz Airlines as VQ-BDU. Following the closure of Atlant-Soyuz, it was leased by Utair (then UTair) in 2011 and re-registered in Bermuda as VQ-BJI.[3]
Accident
The flight departed from Vnukovo Airport at 12:30 am local time with 164 passengers and six crew. The flight crew aborted the first two approaches to Sochi before committing to a third that resulted in the overrun. The aircraft touched down at 2:57 am and overran runway 06, came to rest on the riverbed of the Mzymta and caught on fire, prompting an evacuation.[4] Passengers reported that the escape slides did not inflate immediately leading some to jump from the open doors. The delay also caused some individuals to throw child passengers from the wings of the plane down to individuals on the ground.[5]
Eighteen occupants were injured and Transportation Minister Yevgeny Dietrich confirmed that an airport employee died of a heart attack.[6] It was reported that those injured suffered from either burns or carbon monoxide poisoning[1], with reports of a passenger being treated for a broken spine.
Thunderstorms were reported over Sochi at the time of the accident. The aircraft received damage to its belly, wings and engines.[3] The airport operator reported that the fire was extinguished within eight minutes.[6]
Investigation
An aviation safety investigation will be carried out by the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia. The Investigative Committee of Russia also launched a probe into the crash, with a Southern Transport Department official stating that "a criminal investigation has been opened into the emergency landing ... on suspicion of inadequate services with a risk to clients' health."[7]
Notes
- ^ The aircraft was a Boeing 737-800 model; Boeing used to assign a unique code for each company that bought one of its aircraft, which was applied as a suffix to the variant number during certification, hence "737-8AS" designates a 737-800 ordered by Ryanair (customer code "AS").
References
- ^ a b "Jet crashes on landing in Russian city". BBC News. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Accident: UTAir B738 at Sochi on Sep 1st 2018, overran runway on landing". avherald.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-8AS (WL) VQ-BJI Adler/Sochi Airport (AER)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Over a dozen injured after plane catches fire in Russia". New York Post. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Airliner Crash Lands In Russia - "We Crashed, But It's Ok": Passenger Records Dramatic Video - Stock Board Asset". Stock Board Asset. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Airport worker dies after plane's crash landing in Russia". September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ Sputnik. "At least 18 Injured as Passenger Plane Catches Fire During Landing in Sochi". sputniknews.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
