A Russian airline found itself in a precarious situation when one of itsflights was forced into an emergency landing in a Siberian field due to asuspected hydraulic system failure. This dramatic incident unfolded on aTuesday, leaving officials and passengers on edge. The aircraft involvedwas an Ural Airlines A320, and the emergency landing occurred in a fieldnear Kamenka, within the Novosibirsk region of Siberia. Thankfully, amidstthe chaos, all 159 passengers and six crew members on board weresuccessfully evacuated from the plane.
As the flight had been en route from Sochi to Omsk, the unexpecteddiversion to a field in the Ubinsky district, Novosibirsk Oblast, sentshockwaves throughout the region. The scene was captured on camera, withauthorities releasing footage of the Ural Airlines plane nestled in thefield’s proximity to a forest.
Miraculously, there were no casualties reported, providing a silver liningto this harrowing ordeal. Despite the lack of specific details regardingthe incident, it was attributed to a suspected hydraulic system failure,prompting an immediate response from emergency crews.
In a bid to ensure the safety and comfort of the affected passengers,authorities arranged for buses to transport them from the field to nearbyschools and cultural centers. The aircraft’s flight data revealed that ithad initially attempted an approach to Omsk but later executed a go-aroundbefore making the emergency landing, shedding light on the tense moments inthe cockpit.
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Notably, Russia’s Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case relatedto the violation of air traffic safety rules, underscoring the gravity ofthe incident, even if it was labeled as a “technical reason.”
This incident echoed a similar event that occurred on August 15, 2019,involving Ural Airlines Flight 178, which suffered a bird strike shortlyafter takeoff from Zhukovsky Airport but managed to execute a successfullanding in a cornfield five kilometers away, showcasing the remarkableskill and composure of the flight crew in the face of adversity
