Utair Flight 595

Utair Flight 595 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Moscow to Usinsk operated by Utair. On 9 February 2020 the Boeing 737-500 on route from Moscow Vnukovo Airport crashed while landing at Usinsk Airport. There were 94 passengers aboard and 6 crew. All passengers and crew survived the accident.[1][2]

Utair Flight 595
VQ-BPS, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2016
Accident
Date9 February 2020 (2020-02-09)
SummaryCrash short of runway before landing
SiteUsinsk Airport, Komi, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-500
OperatorUtair
RegistrationVQ-BPS
Flight originVnukovo International Airport, Moscow
DestinationUsinsk Airport, Komi
Occupants100
Passengers94
Crew6
Fatalities0
Survivors100

Accident

The aircraft took off from Moscow's Vnukovo Airport at 06:59 UTC and landed at Usinsk about 09:20 UTC (12:20 LT).[3] The aircraft touched down about 15 meters ahead of the runway threshold and went through heaps of snow which caused the two main gear struts to collapse.[4] The aircraft then skidded on its nose gear and belly to a standstill off the runway, which caused damage to a wing and resulted in a fuel spill. No fire broke out. Photos and videos from the scene show the evacuation via slides and overwing exits. According to official reports all occupants evacuated the aircraft safely, however, there were claims of one or two injured passengers.[5][6]

Investigation

There are currently no investigation results available by Russia’s federal Investigative Committee. Utair claims that an abrupt windshear is to blame for the accident.[7]

References
  1. Bernwald, Stanislav (9 February 2020). "Жесткая посадка самолета "ЮТэйр": версии" [UTair hard landing: versions]. vesti.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ""Боинг" ударился о полосу при приземлении: возбуждено дело" [“Boeing” hit the lane when landing: a lawsuit]. vesti.ru (in Russian). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-524 (WL) VQ-BPS Usinsk Airport (USK)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. "Watch Boeing-737 with 94 people on board dramatically crash land in Russia's Usinsk". azvision.az. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  5. Hradecky, Simon (29 May 2020). "Accident: UTAir B735 in Usinsk on Feb 9th 2020, landed short of runway, gear collapse and runway excursion on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  6. "Utair 737 aircraft makes emergency landing in northwestern Russia". Russian Aviation. 9 February 2020. Retrieved Jun 25, 2020.
  7. Kaminski-Morrow, David (9 February 2020). "Utair cites windshear as 737-500 suffers landing accident at Usinsk". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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