On the afternoon of May 5 local time, a Russian Airlines airliner (ssj-100) taking off from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport caught fire during its emergency landing due to a sudden breakdown, killing 41 people. It is reported that 78 people were on board and 37 people were rescued in the crash, including 33 passengers and 4 crew members. There are passengers on board to take photos of the process of the plane's forced landing. From the video, we can hear the airport passengers panicking and screaming.
Fire forced landing: at least 40 people killed
At 17:50 local time on the 5th, the Sukhoi super 100 airliner took off from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport to the northwest Russian city of Murmansk. Shortly after take-off, the pilot of the aircraft requested a forced landing from the ground air traffic control personnel of the take-off airport. The plane made a 'hard landing' at about 18:40 and landed on the runway of the airport. The plane was then engulfed by fire and smoke.
Yelena malkovskaya, senior assistant director of Moscow interregional traffic investigation bureau of Russian Investigation Commission, said on the morning of the 6th that 41 people were killed in the accident of Russian Sukhoi super-100 airliner (ssj-100) at Sheremetyevo airport.
Malkovskaya said: 'of the 78 people on board, 37 survived. There were 33 passengers and 4 crew members. '
But Veronika skvortsova, Russia's health minister, later said 38 people survived, which means 40 people died.
Russian Airlines has published on its website a list of 33 people who survived the hard landing of the ssj-100 at Sheremetyevo airport, which will be updated. Five of them were sent to hospital for treatment.
In addition, China News Agency reporters learned from the Consular Department of the Chinese Embassy in Russia that there were no Chinese citizens among the victims.
Sukhoi-100 is jointly developed by Sukhoi civil aircraft Co., Ltd. of Russia and Boeing company. It is the first Russian civil aircraft designed according to Western airworthiness standards.
Fireballs and smoke were emitted from the scene, and the passengers fled by themselves
The airport said in a statement that the plane returned for unknown technical reasons and caught fire during a hard landing.
The plane made a successful hard landing only after the second attempt due to complex weather conditions, the report said. The landing gear broke and the engine caught fire.
A video broadcast later on Russian television showed that the plane rebounded after landing and flames suddenly erupted from under the fuselage. News reports said the plane apparently had no time to run out of fuel before an emergency landing.
The video also shows that in the process of landing and taxiing, strong black smoke and flames are constantly emitted from the rear of the aircraft.
It can be seen in the video that many desperate passengers boarded the inflatable evacuation slide and stumbled across the airport apron and grass to escape from the scene of the fire. Some passengers fled with luggage in their hands.
Reported that the fire has been put out, the fire plane was burned.
There were 73 passengers and 5 crew members on the plane. So far, 78 people have died, at least 40 people in total.
Passenger: lightning hit the plane and saw a white light
Shortly after the plane took off, the pilot called the tower to apply for an emergency landing, when there were thunderstorms in parts of Moscow. Analysis said that the possible cause of the fire is lightning hit the engine.
Dmitry hlebshkin, a passenger on the flight, said lightning hit the airliner.
In response to a question about whether the plane was actually hit by lightning, hlebshkin told reporters: 'yes, it was. I saw at least one white light. '
The aircraft involved had been overhauled in early April
It is reported that Sukhoi super 100 airliner (ssj100), jointly developed by Russia Sukhoi civil aircraft Co., Ltd. and Boeing company, is the first Russian civil aircraft designed according to Western airworthiness standards, which was put into operation in 2011. However, the aircraft's reputation was affected by the discovery of defects in some horizontal stabilizers.
Sukhoi civil aircraft, an aircraft manufacturer, said the plane that had an accident on the 5th had been overhauled in early April. Russian Airlines said the pilot had about 1400 hours of driving experience.
This is the second fatal incident involving ssj100. In 2012, an Indonesian plane crashed into a mountain, killing all 45 people on board.
Accident investigation started
According to the report, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Ministry of emergency situations to take charge of the rescue and ordered the establishment of an investigation committee to find out the cause of the accident.
Russian satellite network reported that government investigators have gone to the scene of the accident to investigate. The investigation committee will talk with the surviving passengers, crew members, witnesses and other relevant personnel to investigate the truth of the accident.
According to the representative of the inter regional transport procuratorial office in Moscow, it will mainly "investigate whether the flight of the aircraft complies with safety regulations.". '